Review the readings for this module and write a short paper (3-4 pages) on the following prompt:
In this module, you have learnt about the flawed, biased, and irrational ways in which we make decision. You also learnt about the development and application of Big Data. Corporation and government wants to use Big Data Analytics to make prediction about future behaviors and attitudes, but ultimately their aims is in making use of those prediction, to “nudge” us to make decisions in the way they have predicted.
In this context, should they be allowed to nudge us? Would it make a difference if the Choice Architect were elected representatives, technocratic experts, Big Data companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon, or government agencies through their surveillance network?
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In your write up make sure you:
1. Demonstrate your understanding of the a 2-brain system as presented in Kahneman
2. Demonstrate your understanding of Big Data (and related concepts) as presented in Mosco
3. Demonstrate your understanding of the framework for public policy centering around “nudging” people, as proposed by Thaler and Sustein
4. Don’t forget to check your spelling and appropriate citation
