algosoc is a program of ground-breaking research into the relationship between technology and society, investigating how we can ensure that automated decision-making systems (ADS) respect and realise public values and human rights.
Data, sophisticated algorithms and Artificial Intelligence are making algorithmic decision-systems increasingly central to public life. In some situations, machines are even replacing human decision-making. The Gravitation program Public Values in the Algorithmic Society investigates how we can ensure that (semi-)automated decisions respect and realize public values and human rights. The program promises to break new ground with its interdisciplinary research and integrated vision of the relationship between technology and society.
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Interested in doing ground-breaking research with us? We are looking for 13 PhDs and 4 postdoctoral researchers
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Millions in funding allocated to research into ‘the algorithmic society’
In the framework of the Gravitation programme, the cabinet is awarding 21.3 million euros to the research project ‘The algorithmic society’, led by UvA University Professors Natali Helberger and Claes de Vreese. One of the focus points will be on the implications of the growing use of automated decision making and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The……
media
The power to shape news exposure in personalised digital environments brings new opportunities as well as responsibilities and challenges for the digital democratic public—for professionals and audiences alike.
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justice
Our research will address the role of courts, judges, and the justice system in embracing as well as ensuring justification and accountability of algorithmically rendered decisions by public institutions and authorities.
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health
In the health sector we will focus on the responsible and effective integration of ADS into the various stages of the healthcare continuum (prevention, diagnosis, treatment) and on analytical models, efficacy models, and interventions.
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