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Published on: 5 June 2020

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Hours before openDemocracy was due to sue, government releases massive data-sharing contracts with Amazon,...
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Price and prejudice: automated decision-making and the UK government (podcast)

Published on: 4 March 2020

Written by: Oscar Rickett All articles by Oscar Rickett

We spoke to lawyer Cori Crider about why automated decision-making in government is a major challenge of our time.
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Price and prejudice: automated decision-making and the UK government

Published on: 4 March 2020

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Written by: Oscar Rickett All articles by Oscar Rickett

The use of automated decision-making in UK public services is on the rise. Do not be fooled by the cloak of...
Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion
In a new world order driven by AI, we need to rewrite the rules of data capitalism

Published on: 3 March 2020

Written by: Anita Gurumurthy All articles by Anita Gurumurthy

In the scramble for AI-led development, what would global algorithmic justice look like?
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Land rights, bushfires and indigenous rights online

Published on: 28 January 2020

Written by: Nyangala Zolho All articles by Nyangala Zolho

"I believe indigenous peoples can teach us a lot about the power of resilience, alongside lessons on how to save...
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Facebook buffeted by storms, but can the scrutiny help prevent dark influence on the coming UK election?

Published on: 31 October 2019

Written by: Leighton Andrews All articles by Leighton Andrews

UK lawmakers have been slow to act on Facebook’s influence on our democracy, though more outspoken when it comes to...

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