Paraphrasing here
“we should be ashamed of big data, because it means our algorithms are bad” – Bud Mishra, Professor, Computer Science, NYU.
Longer unedited version
“We should be as proud of big data as one should be of a big tumor. Just as an uncontrolled tumor is a sign of a failed somatic surveillance, an oblivious immune system and unstable genomes, big data points to our failure to design better algorithms and architecture for the internet.“