For better accountability, we should shift the focus from the design of these systems to their impact. Describing a decision-making system as an “algorithm” is often a way to deflect ...

The Most Likely Machine, created by design studio Artefact, aims to improve kids’ digital literacy. It’s a winner in the 2021 Innovation by Design Awards. It’s no secret that algorithms are ...

The algorithm is precisely tailored to each user but also reflects Facebook’s strategy to favor certain content or behavior, illustrated in the following feeds.

But even the most successful algorithms have limitations. Researchers have now proven mathematically that apart from simple problems it is not possible to create algorithms for AI that will always ...

Can Biased Humans Design Biased Algorithms that Still Enhance Human Flourishing? Irina Raicu Irina Raicu is the director of the Internet Ethics program (@IEthics) at the Markkula Center for Applied ...