AI makes Line Go Up, but…
AI has a tendency to make the Line Go Up. It also has a tendency to make Money Go Up. But that doesn’t mean that everyone’s happy, and…
Tag: governance
Big Tech spending in Brussels is insane…
..and by insane, I mean insanely small compared to its impact. LobbyControl and Corporate Europe Observatory just published a great new report on Big Tech lobby spending. And…
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…
The age of the digital railroad tycoons (Connection Problem S09E03)
Note: This is cross-posted from my newsletter in an attempt to both to make it easier to read this via RSS feed and to have this in my…
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…
Is standardization the new frontier for civil society?
A topic that has been comic up a lot in conversation is a trend towards pushing regulation work to standards bodies. More concretely, for regulation in the context…
UN Habitat Playbook “Centering People in Smart Cities”
UN Habitat launched a new series of playbooks as part of its People Centered Smart Cities flagship program. I was happy to be a peer reviewer last year…