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		treis 53 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equ... That in practice the arbitrary nature of the algorithm is superior to the arbitrary nature of human hiring.

gambiting 53 days ago [–]

For the company the algorithm works for? Yeah, no doubt about it. For the nurses? No, I don't believe that - unless like I asked earlier, the employment agencies also reduce their pay if they think they are desperate. In which case I'm happy to concede this point.

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