Making sense of our connected world
Algorithms under scrunity: AI observatories as democratic infrastructure
Algorithms have a profound impact on people’s lives. This article explores why AI observatories are essential for democratic governance.
Forget the “killing machine”: why AI is a question of responsibility, not apocalypse
The authors challenge the metaphor of artificial intelligence as a “killing machine” that will one day surpass its human creators.
The bot that bit back: AI agents, defamation and the digital construction of identity
A real case of an AI agent publishing a smear piece raises new legal questions about responsibility and digital identity.
The Human in the Loop in automated credit lending – Human expertise for greater fairness
How fair is automated credit lending? Where is human expertise essential?
Identifying bias, taking responsibility: Critical perspectives on AI and data quality in higher education
AI is changing higher education. This article explores the risks of bias and why we need a critical approach.
Inside content moderation: Humans, machines and invisible work
Content moderation combines human labour and algorithmic systems, exposing global inequalities in who controls what we see online.
Governing AI: Political players between vision and regulation
Not only tech giants in Silicon Valley influence the development of artificial intelligence (AI): supranational political institutions, states and parties are also active leaders and regulators. They set legal standards, formulate strategies for the future, explore potentials and dangers, promote and sanction or even adopt controversial positions. How do political actors position themselves in the AI debate between economic interest, ethical controversies and the common good? Where do their strategies differ? Is politics here more of a driver or a driven force?
Algorithmic decisions and human rights
Who is responsible if an autonomous vehicle is involved in an accident? What are the consequences of automated profiling of the unemployed? How intelligent is our use of artificial intelligence, and what visions and strategies do we need for the future? Innovations in the field of artificial intelligence are impacting nearly every area of our everyday life. However, algorithmic decision-making leads to complex human rights implications. In this dossier researchers of the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society and the NoC European Hub discuss the role of law and ethics in the context of algorithmic decision-making.
