ProPublica (2016): Breaking The Black Box, New York. In the age of increasing automation, in which machines are making more and more decisions for us, the information service “Breaking the Black Box” aims to shed more light on the thicket of automated decision-making systems. In a small series of articles, Read more…
This is the website by the nonprofit organisation Center for Humane Technology. The website includes a variety of resources that can be used to educate about digital technologies and data, such as a film, a podcast, several toolkits and an online course. The website has individual sections for youth, parents Read more…
Automating NYC is an interactive website created by Harvard graduates to address the lack of public education about automated decision making systems, while also educating New York City residents about the kinds of systems being deployed in their city. The website includes stories, infographics and interactive elements that explain how Read more…
DataSkop (2022). Simulator “Plattformdynamiken”. The simulator “Plattformdynamiken” is an interactive online tool that aims to demonstrate to users how recommendation algorithms (or “recommender systems”) work. These are used to sort and recommend content on many online platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Spotify or sales portals. The simulator allows users to Read more…
The UnBias Fairness Toolkit is a printable teaching resource that aims to promote awareness, stimulate “civic thinking” about how algorithms shape online experiences, and foster reflection ways to address issues of online unfairness. It consists of a handbook for facilitators, so-called awareness cards and several maps and worksheets. Das UnBias Read more…
Kids Code Jeunesse (o.J.): The Algorithm & Data Literacy Project. Kids Code Jeunesse (KCJ) and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO) partnered up to launch the Algorithm Literacy Project to raise awareness and educate kids about the presence of algorithms and how they influence our digital experiences — in other Read more…
Schneider, Julia & Ziyal, Lena Kadriye. (2019). We Need to Talk, AI. A Comic Essay on Artificial Intelligence. In 30 years, will robots do all the unpleasant work for us? Or will they subjugate us to become submissive slaves? The debates on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will change our lives Read more…
Heise, Nele (2021): So fremd und doch so nah. Big Data und Künstliche Intelligenz in unserem Alltag. Vortrag, gehalten am 4. Februar in der Evangelischen Akademie im Rheinland. In her talk, Nele Heise introduces the basics of Artificial Intelligence, explains how it works, what it is already being used for, Read more…
Heinrich Böll Stiftung (2021): Algorithmen und Diskriminierung. Interview mit Lorena Jaume-Palasí (Audio, 19:54 Min.), Berlin. As part of the podcast series “Böll.Interview”, Lorena Jaume-Palasí, founder of the Ethical Tech Society, answered questions on the topic of artificial intelligence, algorithms and discrimination. Im Rahmen der Podcast-Reihe „Böll.Interview“ stellte sich Lorena Jaume-Palasí, Read more…
Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband (2021): Sind Algorithmen gerecht? Künstliche Intelligenz zwischen Fortschritt und Fremdbestimmung (“Stadt | Land | DatenFluss”), Bonn. As part of the event series “Stadt | Land | DatenFluss” of the Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband, experts discussed the topic of artificial intelligence between progress and heteronomy. Im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe “Stadt | Read more…