We Can't Just Assume that Facebook Will Do Its Best
&quot;If an algorithm doesn&#x27;t work, then responsibility lies with the person who deployed the software. Real people cannot become laboratory rats for the testing of an algorithm.&quot;<p>I&#x27;m wondering what the HN opinions are on this view. My guess is that the argument will be that this will stifle innovation. But Facebook has such clout that algorithms have very direct effect on people, up to even the security of a state. I hear Facebook was a major contributer to the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya. Is algorithm deployment subject to (government) audit? Or are there alternatives to ensure the algorithm does nothing bad?