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Emotional Algos & the Failure of Capitalism [Connection Problem]
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Category: politics
Emotional Algos
Recently, this graph made the round on Twitter. It shows how news headlines have been getting more emotionally intense over the years: They appear to be written specifically…
Two threat models for algorithmic decision-making systems
There are two major threat models to consider when discussing algorithmic decision-making systems (ADM) — which I’ll get to in a moment. The other day, when I spoke to…
A first glimpse at the new German government roadmap
Germany has a new governing coalition—and with this 3 party combination of Social Democrats (SPD), Greens (B90/Grüne) and Liberals (FDP), it’s a first. I was skeptical about the…
Digital Transformation, German Government Edition
Note: This expands on a longer Twitter thread of mine. It’s utterly fascinating to hear German politics discover digital transformation as a key priority now. For literally 2…
Research Project: Helping public & third sector better understand the societal impact of tech
I’m working on an independent project with the goal to empower public & third sector decision-makers to make better informed decisions about the societal role and impact of…
A few suggestions for Year 2 of Covid-19
Note: Usually I have a policy not to get too political here on the company blog. But it seems like right now, it’s somewhat of a duty to…