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2CRH8C5 Computer code is seen on a screen above a Chinese flag in this July 12, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration

Will China's algorithm crackdown serve its citizens or the state?

9 September 2021

China has drafted powerful new legislation that would control how businesses use data to target advertising, curate social media feeds and recommend content
A judge sitting in a courtroom

Algorithms that change lives should be trialled like new drugs

17 January 2018

An algorithm used by US courts to predict reoffenders turns out to be no more accurate than random people on the internet. Why wasn’t it properly tested before now?

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