Google apologizes after its Vision AI produced racist results | AlgorithmWatch
By Nicolas Kayser-Bril • nkb@algorithmwatch.org • GPG Key A Google service that automatically labels images produced starkly different results depending...
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An ever smaller, ever older population – EDJ News
A study published by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) in March 2020 offers a fascinating insight into the European...
Why the European People’s Party struggles to distance itself from Orbán – EDJ News
He is the most talked-about head of state in the European Council, and suggests to the international media a prototype...
EU air bridge: hundreds of dedicated flights brought European citizens back home – EDJ News
The EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism In addition to the EU member states, there are six participating countries in the EU...
Credit scores algorithms keep operating normally even as everything else doesn’t | AlgorithmWatch
By Nicolas Kayser-Bril • nkb@algorithmwatch.org • GPG Key Consumer organizations are calling for a credit score freeze but credit bureaus...
In Spain, the VioGén algorithm attempts to forecast gender violence | AlgorithmWatch
By Michele Catanzaro This story is part of AlgorithmWatch’s upcoming report Automating Society 2020, to be published later this year....
Unchecked use of computer vision by police carries high risks of discrimination | AlgorithmWatch
By Nicolas Kayser-Bril • nkb@algorithmwatch.org • GPG Key At least 11 local police forces in Europe use computer vision to...
This man had his credit score changed from C to A+ after a few emails | AlgorithmWatch
By Nicolas Kayser-Bril • nkb@algorithmwatch.org • GPG Key A 52-year-old man in Hanover, Germany, discovered that he’d been erroneously scored...
Carbon emissions: straight back to bad habits? – EDJ News
On the subject of climate, a swallow has never made a summer. But still, never in living memory have we...
Finland: How to unionize when your boss is an algorithm and you’re self-employed | AlgorithmWatch
By Aleksi Knuutila This story is part of AlgorithmWatch’s upcoming report Automating Society 2020, to be published later this year....
Undress or fail: Instagram’s algorithm strong-arms users into showing skin – EDJ News
Sarah is a food entrepreneur in a large European city (the name was changed). The company she created helps women...
Automated moderation tool from Google rates People of Color and gays as “toxic” | AlgorithmWatch
By Nicolas Kayser-Bril • nkb@algorithmwatch.org • GPG Key A systematic review of Google’s Perspective, a tool for automated content moderation,...