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by swores 993 days ago
Sounds like you support blaming the creators / users of algorithms, not the algorithms themselves?

Even if the best solution were to make these types of algorithms & code illegal, it still wouldn't exactly be "blaming" the algorithms - the same as when people call for gun control they're still blaming the shooters of guns for the actual crimes committed, not the guns, but banning the guns is seen (by gun control advocates) as a way of preventing those bad actors from doing what they'd otherwise do.

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Sounds like the post also uses it in those terms: not the set of weights that make up this particular NN, but rather the whole system around it. I infer that from

> People will get the digital society they deserve

Algorithms don't create digital societies, other people do, and they use these algorithms to create them on the cheap.

I think it's a two steps process: you first realize that there's an issue with the algorithm. Then, since it doesn't make sense to give a fine to an algorithm, you held the creators and/or users responsible (depending on the specific case).