Automated Decision Making: A Hidden Blessing for Uncovering Systemic Bias? Explainer Proper systematic audits of automated decision-making can keep algorithms accountable and help systems and institutions understand and address inherent biases. By Gal Yona
Fighting disinformation and the question of origin Impulse This text evaluates online media control in liberal democracies, noting that combating disinformation has increasingly justified governmental restrictions on information flow. By Wolf Schünemann
"In dealing with disinformation, many different things need to come together" Interview A conversation with Dr. Julian Jaursch about the potential of platform regulation in Germany and the EU in addressing disinformation and fostering democratic principles in the digital public sphere.
A Thriving Digital Public Sphere - The Overlooked, Yet Critical Role of Political Parties and Politicians Explainer As important as a focus on tech platforms is, there is growing and persuasive empirical evidence that political parties and politicians themselves and their behavior online play an even greater role for a healthy public sphere By Dieter Zinnbauer
What is 5G? Backgrounder The fifth-generation cellular network technology, 5G, is about to accelerate the overall pace of our daily lives and become a key part of our critical digital infrastructure. At the same time, it also entails risks on issues such as national security, individual privacy and economic dependence. By Kaan Sahin
How to Avoid Harmful Algorithmic Fairness? Explainer Data-driven decision-making can discriminate against minorities. While scientists have developed fairness constraints to counter this, enforcing these constraints may paradoxically harm the disadvantaged group. By Omer Ben-Porat
Artificial Intelligence and Tort Law: Who Should be Held Liable when AI Causes Damages? Spotlight Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a prevalent part of our society and commercial market. However, this emerging technology is not without flaws and raises pressing questions of liability. By Anat Lior
"We should focus on reaching the ones who are most vulnerable to disinformation" Interview A conversation with Rebecca Winkels from Science in Dialog about the importance and strategies of building bridges between the science community and all parts of society, in Germany and beyond.
Where does Israel stand among EU countries in terms of its citizens' resilience to misinformation? Spotlight As dis- and misinformation continues to surge around the ongoing pandemic and the vaccines, citizens' trust in democratic institutions is constantly put to the test. This Spotlight explores the various factors that account for a country's level of resilience to mis- and disinformation via the prism of the Media Literacy Index (MLI) and integrates the case of Israel for the first time into the analysis. By Marin Lessenski
"The pandemic has put a magnifying glass on misinformation” Interview A conversation with Dr. Ayelet Baram-Tsabari about science communication and its role in facilitating dialog with insular communities in Israel.
