Let's think twice about removing humans from the decision making loop

He hopes One Concern's [algorithms that can take a lot of the guesswork out of the planning process for disaster response by making accurate predictions about earthquake damage] will change that, although he has yet to put it to the test during an actual quake. "Instead of driving thirty-two square miles, in fifteen minutes on a computer I can get a good idea of the concerns, "[Ghiorso] says. "Instead of me, taking my educated guess, they're putting science behind it, so I'm very confident." "The growth in this technology will transform the meaning of evidence and truth in domains across journalism, government communications, testimony in criminal justice, and, of course, national security." "This Machine Learning System Thinks about Music Like You Do" submitted by Avi Eisenberger (@aeisenberger).