AlgorithmWatch is a non-governmental, non-profit organization based in Berlin and Zurich. We fight for a world where algorithms and Artificial Intelligence (AI) do not weaken justice, human rights, democracy and sustainability, but strengthen them.

Statement on Meta’s Announcement to Gut Moderation and Fact-checking

Mark Zuckerberg says that he will roll back “censorship” on Meta platforms, but the changes will lead to the opposite. They may have severe consequences for users in the EU as well. What options do the European Commission and the Member States have to counter these developments?

Mark Zuckerberg passing the letters "Fighting Fake News", screened on a wall. Vintage-Style Picture as it was old.
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Position

16 January 2025

#aiact #eu

Press release: Joint Statement

Upcoming Commission Guidelines on the AI Act Implementation: Human Rights and Justice Must Be at Their Heart

The Artificial Intelligence Act establishes rules for the development and use of AI concerning the EU. Now that the law is being implemented, civil society calls on the EU Commission to put human rights and justice at the forefront when interpreting the law.

False Positives: A Podcast on Financial Discrimination & De-banking

Agence France-Presse released a podcast that was based on a six-month investigation conducted in the framework of the AlgorithmWatch Algorithmic Accountability Reporting fellowship.

Podcast False Positives Mockup with Mobile

New study: Researching chatbots ahead of 2024 state elections

Large Language Models Continue To Be Unreliable Concerning Elections

By our research on Large Language Models and election information, we were able to substantially improve the reliability of safeguards in the Microsoft Copilot chatbot against election misinformation in German. However, barriers to data access greatly restricted our investigations into other chatbots.

Position

9 December 2024

#dsa

Digital Services Act

AlgorithmWatch’s input on New EU Data Access Rules

AlgorithmWatch has responded to the European Commission’s consultation around achieving greater access to data from Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines, via Article 40(4) of the Digital Services Act.

Blog

15 November 2024

#ai #fellowship

Algorithmic Accountability Reporting Fellowship

New Cohort of Fellows to Research the Political Economy Behind AI

Two years after launching our Algorithmic Accountability Reporting Fellowship, we are excited to introduce a new cohort of journalists and data scientists who will work on stories about the foundations of Artificial Intelligence and its supply chain.

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Mark Zuckerberg stepping towards a big X

January 8, 2025

Zuckerberg Makes Meta Worse to Please Trump

December 23, 2024

A Year of Challenging Choices – 2024 in Review

December 1, 2024

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Journalistic stories

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. Read our stories

November 7, 2024

The Rise and Fall of a Predictive Policing Pioneer

July 18, 2024

For Trans People, Online Transitioning Can Be a Nightmare

May 29, 2024

Image Generators Are Trying to Hide Their Biases – And They Make Them Worse

Projects

Our research projects take a specific look at automated decision-making in certain sectors, ranging from sustainablity, the COVID-19 pandemic, human resources to social media platfroms and public discourse. You can also get involved! Engage and contribute, for example with a data donation! Learn more about our projects

November 27, 2024

Automation on the Move

October 5, 2023

ChatGPT and Co: Are AI-driven search engines a threat to democratic elections?

January 19, 2023

New project: Auditing Algorithms for Systemic Risks

Positions

Read our responses and expert analyses on current political and regulatory developments concerning automated decision-making. Read our positions

August 21, 2024

Researching Systemic Risks under the Digital Services Act

June 6, 2024

Meta’s elections dashboard: A very disappointing sign

May 29, 2024

Recommendations for the EU Elections 2024

Publications

Read our comprehensive reports, analyses and working papers on the impact and ethical questions of algorithmic decision-making, written in collaboration with our network of researchers and civil society experts. See our publications

February 14, 2024

Ensuring Legitimacy in Stakeholder Engagement: The ‘5 Es’ Framework

December 15, 2023

AI Chatbot produces misinformation about elections

November 21, 2023

SustAIn Magazine #3 – A Different Take on AI: We Decide What AI Has To Do for Us