A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2016
A Boston Globe Best Book of 2016
One of Wired's Required Reading Picks of 2016
One of Fortune's Favorite Books of 2016
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2016
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016
A Nature.com Best Book of 2016
An On Point Best Book of 2016
New York Times Editor's Choice
A Maclean's Bestseller
Winner of the 2016 SLA-NY PrivCo Spotlight Award
¡°O¡¯Neil¡¯s book offers a frightening look at how algorithms are increasingly regulating people¡¦ Her knowledge of the power and risks of mathematical models, coupled with a gift for analogy, makes her one of the most valuable observers of the continuing weaponization of big data¡¦ [She] does a masterly job explaining the pervasiveness and risks of the algorithms that regulate our lives.¡±
-New York Times Book Review
"Weapons of Math Destruction is the Big Data story Silicon Valley proponents won't tell.... [It] pithily exposes flaws in how information is used to assess everything from creditworthiness to policing tactics.... a thought-provoking read for anyone inclined to believe that data doesn't lie.¡±
-Reuters
¡°This is a manual for the 21st-century citizen, and it succeeds where other big data accounts have failed?it is accessible, refreshingly critical and feels relevant and urgent.¡±
-Financial Times
"Insightful and disturbing."
-New York Review of Books
¡°Weapons of Math Destruction is an urgent critique of¡¦ the rampant misuse of math in nearly every aspect of our lives.¡±
-Boston Globe
¡°A fascinating and deeply disturbing book.¡±
-Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens; The Guardian¡¯s Best Books of 2016