Projects

Project "HUMAN"

People must ensure that AI serves the people

When the police try to predict the likelihood of offenders’ criminal recidivism with algorithms, when employers use AI to pre-sort job applications, or when an AI chatbot creates media content: who is affected by this algorithmically generated decisions, recommendations, and content? How to involve those affected in order to defend their rights and interests?

Atlas of Automation

To detect benefit fraud, measure work performance, predict a person's creditworthiness or show us personalised content online - algorithms and so-called "artificial intelligence" are shaping our everyday lives today. Where, by whom and for what purpose these algorithmic systems are used, however, is largely a black box. With the Atlas of Automation, AlgorithmWatch CH now sheds light on the darkness.

Project “FINDHR”

Avoiding discrimination in algorithmic hiring

AlgorithmWatch CH is part of the Horizon Europe project “FINDHR”. In this interdisciplinary research project, we address discrimination by recruiting software by developing methods, tools, and trainings that are designed to avoid discrimination.

Project "Analytics for the People?"

What algorithms at the workplace mean for worker rights and participation

In a joint project with the trade union syndicom, AlgorithmWatch CH investigated how employees can be empowered when algorithmic systems are used in the workplace.

Algorithms in the Swiss Political Discourse

This project is conducted as part of a Capstone Course of the Institute of Political Science at the University of Zurich. The aim of this project is to evaluate the Swiss discourse on the use of algorithms: Which actors shape the public debate and from which perspectives are algorithms politically problematized?

ADM Systems in the Public Sector

Automating Society Report