Do algorithms have too much power?
Computer algorithms shape our lives and increasingly control our future, but how much power should we give to them and have we let things go too far?
Computer algorithms shape our lives and increasingly control our future, but how much power should we give to them and have we let things go too far?
Tuesday 4 May 2021 | 44 minutes 34 seconds
Computer algorithms shape our lives and increasingly control our future. They have crept into virtually every aspect of modern life and are making life-changing choices on our behalf, often without us realising. But how much power should we give to them and have we let things go too far? Joanna Bale talks to Ken Benoit, Andrew Murray, Seeta Peña Gangaradhan, Alison Powell and Bernhard Von Stengel.
Research links: Hello World by Hannah Fry;
Information Technology Law: The Law and Society by Andrew Murray;
Explanations as Governance? Investigating practices of explanation in algorithmic system design by Alison Powell (forthcoming).