#DNL16 AI FALLS HOW DOES THE GOVERNMENT USE BIG DATA?

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Disruption Network Lab
An ongoing platform of events and research on art, hacktivism and disruption in Berlin.

Berlin, June 14-15, 2019
AI FALLS: Automating Discrimination

16th Disruption Network Lab event, Kunstquartier Bethanien Berlin, Studio 1.

Website: https://www.disruptionlab.org/ai-traps
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Artistic Director and Curator: Tatiana Bazzichelli
Community Director: Lieke Ploeger
Program Managers: Daniela Silvestrin, Nada Bakr, Monti Harmony

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Disruption Network Lab Berlin – www.disruptionlab.org
Video by Rofsofilms – www.rofsofilms.com
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June 15, 2019
15:30-16:30

HOW DOES THE GOVERNMENT USE BIG DATA?

Crofton Black (Researcher, journalist and writer, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, UK). Moderated by Daniel Eriksson (Head of Technology, Transparency International, SE/DE).

AI, algorithms, deep learning, big data – hardly a week goes by without a new revelation about our increasingly digital future. Computers will cure cancer, make us richer, prevent crime, control who enters the country, determine access to services, map our daily movements, steal our jobs and send us to prison. A succession of innovations has sparked celebration and concern. While new developments offer tempting economic benefits, academics and civil society warn about corporate accountability, the intrusiveness of personal data and the ability of legal frameworks to keep pace with technological challenges. These concerns are particularly acute when it comes to the use of digital technology by governments and the public sector, which are compiling ever-larger datasets about citizens as they move toward an increasingly digital future. Questions abound about what governments do with data, who they pay to do the work and what the possible outcomes might be, particularly for the most vulnerable in society. In May, Crofton Black and Cansu Safak from The Bureau of Investigative Journalism published a report, Government Data Systems: The Bureau Investigates, which examines the IT systems purchased by the UK government. Their report looks at how publicly available data can be used to build a picture of companies, services and projects in this space, using website scraping, automated searches, data analytics and freedom of information requests. In this session, Crofton Black will present their work and findings, and discuss systemic problems with transparency in how the government spends public money. Report: How is the government using big data? The Bureau Investigates.