Predictive video surveillance to prevent suicides in German jails; algorithmic risk assessment of domestic violence in Spain; predictive justice systems helping Italian courts decide whether a complaint is sound or not: nothing seems to escape the realm of automated analysis and decision.
Yet, much of the debate about algorithmic decision-making systems (ADMS) privileges discussions about lofty ethical norms. Too little is known about how systems are already being used in practice - and how to react.
We will share state-of-the art evidence about the practice of ADMS in use, taken from our brand new Automating Society 2020 report, covering 16 European countries.
In a first part, we will briefly present results of our research and lay out our recommendations for governance. In the second part we will discuss and develop strategies to protect individual rights and life chances, but also the public good with the participants.
The session will be conducted by Matthias Spielkamp, and Fabio Chiusi, editors, Automating Society Report 2020
The Automating Society 2020 Report is the result of two years of network-building all over Europe, with researchers and journalist from almost 20 countries actively collaborating. We will continue this work in the future, and we're always looking for new collaborators.
How will you deal with varying numbers of participants in your session? –We can make this session worthwhile with any number of participants. We have 300 pages of evidence that we can discuss in great detail with a small number of participants. At the same time, we have experience and resources to use a Miro board in order to be able to collect and discuss ideas even if there are 30 participants.
Matthias Spielkamp is co-founder and executive director of AlgorithmWatch. He is a member of the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) and of the board of Reporters Without Borders Germany.
Editor, Automating Society Report 2020