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Evidence-based analyses and topic overviews on ethical, societal and legal issues surrounding algorithms and AI.

9 October 2025

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Automatically rejected? How AI systems can discriminate in hiring processes.

AI-based recruitment systems can pre-screen and evaluate applications or recommend suitable candidates. These algorithm-based systems can save HR managers time but also carry the risk of systematic discrimination, which often goes unnoticed.

June 25, 2025

Using AI responsibly: Our Impact Assessment Tool

February 7, 2025

Fighting the Power Deficiency: The AI Energy Crisis

June 26, 2024

How and why algorithms discriminate

February 27, 2024

What trade unions need to know about algorithms in the workplace

December 15, 2023

AI Chatbot produces misinformation about elections

November 18, 2023

How employees can influence the use of algorithms in their workplace – a legal perspective

June 10, 2021

Automated Decision-Making Systems in the Public Sector – An Impact Assessment Tool for Public Authorities

January 27, 2021

Read now: Swiss Edition of the Automating Society Report 2020

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