Centre for the Internet and Human Rights (CIHR)

Link: https://cihr.eu/ethics-of-algorithms/

Algoritmos são cada vez mais usados para tomar decisões por nós, por nós ou por nós. De áreas de vida que não existiam há mais de uma década, como áreas de pesquisa on-line ou de mídia social, para campos onde as decisões costumavam ser tomadas exclusivamente por meio de julgamento humano, como assistência médica ou emprego, os algoritmos estão se tornando ferramentas importantes ou até mesmo tomadores de decisão.

Publications

Ethics of Algorithms at a glance This publication was prepared by Kilian Vieth and Joanna Bronowicka from Centre for Internet and Human Rights at European University Viadrina. It was based on a publication “The Ethics of Algorithms: from radical content to self-driving cars”. You can find the publication as a website here and a printable version in pdf format here. The version in Arabic is available here.

Report “The Ethics of Algorithms: from radical content to self-driving cars” Following a two-day event on the Ethics of Algorithms a report was prepared by the CIHR with contributions from Zeynep Tufekci, Jillian C. York, Ben Wagner and Frederike Kaltheuner. The report argues that three attributes cause algorithms to raise ethical challenges: the fact that many algorithms are complex and opaque, that they operate as gatekeepers and that they are rapidly encroaching into “subjective” decision-making where there is no right or wrong answer. You can download the full report here.

Academic Article: “Seeing like a Data Set” Thomas Behrndt and Ben Wagner published an article in the 2015 Annual Review of Law and Ethics entitled “Seeing like a Data Set: Reimagining Security through Big Data.” The Annual Review of Law and Ethics is edited by Prof. Jan C. Joerden and published by Duncker und Humblot in Berlin. A PDF copy of the article is available on request by contacting Ben Wagner.

Research Paper: “Algorithmic regulation and the global default: Shifting norms in Internet technology” How to approach algorithmic regulation? In this study on governance of norms in technology, Ben Wagner outlines a two-tier approach towards regulatory rules for algorithms. To unpack the issue of algorithmic regulation, the paper introduces the concept of first- and second-order regulatory rules. This allows to clarify and evaluate the modes of algorithmic regulation we are talking about. The paper is available open access.