Launch of AlgorithmWatch SwitzerlandAlgorithmWatch is now also represented in Switzerland - as a Swiss organization with its own team and new exciting projects.
Swiss police automated crime predictions but has little to show for itA review of 3 automated systems in use by the Swiss police and judiciary reveals serious issues. Real-world effects are impossible to assess due to a lack of transparency.
New Swiss algorithm to desegregate schools, one block at a timeTwo researchers from Zurich University created an algorithm that helps desegregate schools by slightly changing the boundaries of each school’s catchment area.