SCHUFA, a black box: OpenSCHUFA results published
Data journalists of Spiegel Online and Bayerischer Rundfunk analyzed roughly 2000 credit reports donated to OpenSCHUFA.
Finnish Credit Score Ruling raises Questions about Discrimination and how to avoid it
In a case not well known outside Finland, a tribunal threatened to fine Svea Ekonomi AB for 100,000 euros on the grounds that it declined credit to a customer by using statistical models that are in violation of anti-discrimination laws....
AccessNow maps regulatory proposals for Artificial Intelligence in Europe – our take
AlgorithmWatch welcomes the report by AccessNow on mapping regulatory proposals for Artificial Intelligence in Europe. It provides a good starting point for the ongoing work that will need to be undertaken to develop robust regulatory frameworks in this field.
Why Zuckerberg’s “Independent Governance and Oversight” board is not gonna fly (but some of his other ideas are at least worth discussing)
Mark Zuckerberg is all for regulation of social media all of sudden. What’s wrong with that picture?
How YouTube’s algorithm amplified the right during Chemnitz
Video of Ray Serrato's presentation at the 1st Meetup on Algorithmic Accountability Reporting of AlgorithmWatch, 5 November 2018
Algorithmic Accountability Reporting mailing list launched
We set up a mailing list to exchange information about the nascent but growing field of Algorithmic Accountability Reporting.
High-Risk Citizens
A software is used for detecting potential benefit cheats in the Netherlands. The government keeps quiet about how that works. Civil rights activists are taking the matter to court.
Two new researchers join the AlgorithmWatch team
A warm welcome to Veronika Thiel and Sebastian Gießler, who are now working as researchers for the projects "Atlas of Automation" and "Automated Human Resources Management and Workplace Democracy".
1st Meeting on Algorithmic Accountability Reporting with Ray Serrato
Monday, 5 November 2018, 6:30pm at AlgorithmWatch, Bergstr. 22, Berlin-Mitte
Self-Determination in a Networked Society
AlgorithmWatch co-founder Lorena Jaume-Palasí attended the Digital Future Science Match 2018 on May 14 and gave a talk on self-determination in the digital era. This is an edited version of her speech.