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How does automated decision-making effect our daily lives? Where are the systems applied and what happens when something goes wrong? Read our journalistic investigations on the current use of ADM systems and their consequences.

17 April 2024

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Italy introduces entirely automated public tenders

The neofascist government led by Brothers of Italy passed a law that encourages public institutions to entirely automate procurements, from the definition of needs to the selection of winning bids. The consequences are uncertain as such systems have yet to be implemented, but small communities will most definitely lose power and opacity will reign.

The Italian lower chamber by Conte di Cavour on Wikimedia Commons.

Spanish inmates not to be automatically monitored in fear of AI Act

Austria’s social security invests over €50m in AI – just  for bookkeeping?

An illustration of the protagonists of the story. Top: Camille Lextray, Jerzy Afanasjew. Bottom: Anastasia Dedyukhina, Miriam Al Adib, Soizic Pénicaud.

Fighting in the dark: How Europeans push back against rogue AI

How not to: We failed at analyzing public discourse on AI with ChatGPT

Work inside the machine: How pre-saves and algorithmic marketing turn musicians into influencers

Greece is planning a €40m automated surveillance system at borders with North Macedonia and Albania

The year we waited for action: 2023 in review

Plant-identifying apps: good for amateurs, bad for students

Platform regulation

Not a solution: Meta’s new AI system to contain discriminatory ads

Some image generators produce more problematic stereotypes than others, but all fail at diversity

Algorithmic blood donations in Ukraine

Food delivery service Glovo: tracking riders’ private location and other infringements

Spain under shock as schoolboys create fake nudes using generative models

Generative Artificial Intelligence is slowly entering children’s lives

Automated navigation systems are still wreaking havoc on small towns’ streets

Algorithmic Accountability Reporting

Peeking into the Black Box

MidJourney - A student is taking an exam at her computer, seen from the back. Next to her, a cell phone on a tripod is filming her.

200 students failed their exams. Automated proctoring could be to blame, but doubts remain 

AI-powered surveillance

In Mannheim, an automated system reports hugs to the police

The Automated Hunt for Cybergroomers

ChatGPT-like models boom, but small languages remain in shadows

Let the Games Begin: France’s Controversial Olympic Law Legitimizes Automated Surveillance Testing at Sporting Events

The AI Mobility Revolution in the Countryside: Optimism versus Reality

Abu Dhabi petrodollars land in European AI but opacity sparks criticism

The algorithm that blew up Italy’s school system 

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