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Civic Tech 101Civic Tech 101 interviews individuals working in the public and nonprofit sectors to understand how technology is being applied to social problems for better or worse. From analyzing open data to applying algorithms, we cover approaches and projects... Author: UC3P
Civic Tech 101 interviews individuals working in the public and nonprofit sectors to understand how technology is being applied to social problems for better or worse. From analyzing open data to applying algorithms, we cover approaches and projects that are having a significant effect on how the nonprofit and public sectors function. Our interviewees explain the benefits of their work, the limitations of technology, and how to get involved. Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Regulating Algorithms and Big Tech
Saturday, 9 January, 2021
Algorithms touch every aspect of our lives, from the movies we're recommended on Netflix to our ability to secure a loan for our first home. When the decisions made by these algorithms are harmful, what can we do about it? More importantly, what should we do about it? Today, we speak with Alex Engler from the Brookings Institute and Georgetown University about unruly algorithms, the role of public institutions in reining them in, and what needs to be done to actually do it. Alex's recent Lawfare article, "The Devil is in the Data," is accessible here: https://www.lawfareblog.com/devil-data. This episode was recorded in early December 2020.
