There are also dangers of what are called “false positives,” when a computer links two things that shouldn’t be connected—as when facial recognition software recently matched members of Congress to criminals’ mug shots.
This section really stood out to me, because I feel like the general public forgets what a computer is. Even as algorithms and code become more complicated and approach intelligence, it is nothing more than a powerful set of circuits performing lightning fast computations. The computer isn't aware of what it is doing, it is just following directions given to it by a human. These false positives highlight this. This reminds me that I need to focus on my own biases and personal shortcomings when designing code and algorithms because ultimately the computer isn't responsible for those, I am.