Tag: Algorithms
How computers learn to speak – knowledge
By Christian J. Meier At first the dialogue about love sounds very common. But then says “Hal” in the youtube video by computer scientist Alif Jakir: “I believe that you…
“Algorithms are neither good nor bad, they are what we make of them”, explains Aurélie Jean, PhD in digital sciences
They are part of our daily lives today … The recent revelations of Frances Haugen, a former engineer at Facebook who became a whistleblower, have highlighted the importance of algorithms…
Instagram: How algorithms influence the federal election campaign – politics
Social networks are not neutral. An SZ analysis of thousands of posts on Instagram shows that the algorithm places certain topics and parties higher or lower in the timeline. Trump…
Sociologist Chris Bail on Facebook and Co .: "We overestimate the power of these corporations"
How should one deal with hate comments and extreme views on social networks? US sociologist Chris Bail says: Many of our assumptions about the platforms are wrong. A conversation about…
The algorithms used by the platforms in the sight of China
Turn of the screw against the digital giants. China released a draft regulation on Friday to more strictly regulate the use of algorithms by platforms and social networks. Beijing is…
Facebook is a black box – researchers consider this dangerous – economy
Is the world’s largest communication platform an echo chamber for right-wing conspiracy ideologues? Facebook prefers not to talk about it – and locks out researchers who demand independent insight. from…
Twitter offers rewards to those who detect sexist or racist biases in its algorithms
The bonuses could go up to 3,500 dollars… The social network Twitter announced that it would grant rewards to users and researchers discovering possible biases, sexist or racist for example,…
Interview with director Maria Schrader: The quota helps! – Culture
Maria Schrader, director of the hour, about robot love in her comedy “Ich bin dein Mensch”, women in directing and her planned film adaptation of the Weinstein revelations. Of Verena…
#wahlfilter: How political is Instagram? – digital
It’s been going on for a month Project #selectionfilter, with which the S.Z and her partner Algorithm Watch want to find out more about the Instagram algorithm before the general…