Moral metrics: Are corporate algorithms becoming our new moral authorities?

Moral metrics: Are corporate algorithms becoming our new moral authorities?

Scores help give us a sense of how we're doing – but they're not always neutral. Dilok Klaisataporn/iStock via Getty Images Plus You check your credit score before applying for an apartment. Your fitness watch tells you whether you slept well enough. A workplace dashboard measures your productivity. Parents can buy devices that track their baby’s breathing and heart rate while they sleep. Increasingly, numbers tell us how we are doing. These sys…