15 June 2023
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We are hiring: Researcher on algorithmic discrimination
AlgorithmWatch CH is looking for an experienced collaborator to carry out research and investigative work for our NGO in Zurich.
20 April 2023
AlgorithmWatch CH becomes funding partner of Mercator Foundation Switzerland
Within the framework of a three-year strategic grant, Mercator Foundation Switzerland supports the core activities of AlgorithmWatch CH as an advocacy organization and allows for a sustainable organizational development.
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13 December 2022
AlgorithmWatch CH in Council of Europe Expert Group on AI in public administration
The Committee on Legal Cooperation (CDCJ) of the Council of Europe has established a working group on the topic of administrative law and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Angela Mueller, Head of AlgorithmWatch CH and Head of our Policy & Advocacy team, contributes as an expert to the group.
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30 August 2022
A heartfelt thank you! Anna Mätzener is leaving us
Anna Mätzener is leaving AlgorithmWatch Switzerland in the fall.
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Image by Kier In Sight on Unsplash
25 August 2022
Facebook’s gutting of CrowdTangle: a step backward for platform transparency
Facebook is quietly dismantling CrowdTangle, a tool that academics, watchdog organizations and journalists rely on to expose disinformation and other problematic content on the platform. The move contradicts the company’s commitments to give researchers better access to data.
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Stanford University Libraries via Public Domain Review
20 May 2022
Council of Europe creates rules for Artificial Intelligence
Not only the EU but also the Council of Europe – an international organization based in Strasbourg – plans to regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI). To this end, it is currently negotiating a Convention on AI. In this explainer, we show what this is all about, why it is relevant to you and what the next steps are.
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Photo by Anna Mätzener
1 March 2022
Solidarity with Ukraine
As an organization that defends human rights and democracy, we, the team of AlgorithmWatch and AlgorithmWatch Switzerland, stand in solidarity with Ukraine, the Ukrainian population and all Russians who do not support this war.
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20 December 2021
ADM in the Public Sector: The Workshop
AlgorithmWatch Switzerland was invited to give a workshop as part of an event series on AI & Ethics organised and presented by Swiss Digital Initiative (SDI). Together with participants from various backgrounds, we explored how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be applied to the public sector, where and in what forms such applications are already used and what questions should be asked when considering the use of AI in the public sector.
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Photo: David Bächtold, CC BY 4.0