@theoutrider in the sense that a neutral algorithm for anything more complicated than a sort or some other very-well understood area (and perhaps even then...) isn't going to be neutral by virtue of embodying at least the design decisions valued by its creators. guns are unable to kill people without being in actual use, whereas an algorithm isn't neutral even when not in use.
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@theoutrider in the sense that a neutral algorithm for anything more complicated than a sort or some other very-well understood area (and perhaps even then...) isn't going to be neutral by virtue of embodying at least the design decisions valued by its creators. guns are unable to kill people without being in actual use, whereas an algorithm isn't neutral even when not in use.