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 our new researchers Veronika Thiel & Sebastian Gießler
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.
AlgorithmWatch in the EU High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence
The European Commission appointed 52 representatives from civil society, science and industry – 30 men and 22 women – to an Artificial Intelligence (AI) expert group. AlgorithmWatch was selected as an institutional member in an open selection process with 500...
AlgorithmWatch recieves Theodor Heuss Medal 2018
“A Theodor Heuss Medal for the year 2018 is presented to the organisation AlgorithmWatch for its contribution to a differentiated consideration of algorithms and their mechanisms of action. AlgorithmWatch is an initiative that aims to make complex data processing processes...
OpenSCHUFA data donation launches
As of now, you can donate your SCHUFA data at www.openschufa.de. Since the beginning of our campaign more than 20,000 people have already requested their free credit record via www.selbstauskunft.net. Those of you who have received a letter from SCHUFA can upload their data...
re:publica 2018 – Our picks of this year’s program
From 2 to 4 May the re:publica 2018 will take place in Berlin, offering more than 400 hours of keynotes, talks, meetups and workshops. Here are the sessions we highly recommend: Wednesday, 2 May 2018 2 May | 11:00 | Stage 1 Opening...