Privacy
Peeking Behind the AI Curtain: Navigating the Transparency Trap
Who will stand behind AI when we can no longer be sure of the intent behind the algorithms? Transparency, by definition, is the ease to perceive or detect something, whereas, in the context of Artificial Intelligence, it is referred to as explainable AI, this relates to humans being able to perceive the amount of testing […]
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Hey Advertisers, Let’s Be Honest
It finally happened; we’re living the data nightmare. In a world where money buys the means to influence the beliefs of individuals via personalized ads curated by powerful algorithms, John Stuart Mill’s idealized marketplace of ideas is no longer a free market. Specifically, in the digital marketplace of ideas, online behavioral advertisement (OBA)—using behavioral targeting […]
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Any system that has any form of Artificial Intelligence in its composition should pass several layers of legal and technical regulations
Artificial intelligence is becoming more and more pervasive and advanced. A lot of new impressive AIs have been published recently, such as ChatGPT, DALLE and Prime Voice AI. All these systems have one thing in common: they try to mimic human intelligence and in turn produce works that are as good as human creations or […]
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Faking it: The rise of deepfake powered deception and its consequences.
As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) ) technology continues to advance, a new and potentially dangerous trend is emerging: deepfakes. Deepfakes are digital creations that use machine learning algorithms to manipulate audio, video, and images in a way that makes it appear as though someone is saying or doing something that they did not […]
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How autonomous cars will create vulnerabilities and risks
Data Privacy It’s not without reason that everything has its costs. This also applies to the comfort and safety benefits that autonomous cars bring with them. However, in this case, you don’t just pay with your money. The technical possibilities to adjust the driving experience to you as an individual and take over tasks are […]
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How can we avoid the AI apocalypse?
When it comes to artificial intelligence, there are many different viewpoints and interpretations of what AI is and what it entails. AI encompasses a wide spectrum of technologies. This has had a transformative effect on what we can do with computers today. AI is used widely in many sectors namely, Healthcare, Banking and Finance, Entertainment, […]
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You should not have to trade in your privacy for security: a discussion on the issues surrounding Smart Cities
The Digital Perimeter In May of 2021, the municipality of Amsterdam was found to be guilty of ‘blue-washing’ their technological experiments surrounding the Johan Cruijff ArenA, also called the Digital Perimeter. This conclusion was made by Bits of Freedom, an independent Dutch digital rights foundation that conducted research regarding the ethics of this ‘digital fencing’ […]
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Society 5.NO: Opportunity for all, downfall for the individual
As your navigation app leads you through the streets of an unknown city you’re visiting for an interview, you check your social media. Your aunt posted a picture of her newborn. You think the baby is quite ugly, yet you comment “so cute!” below the post with a heart to express your love for the […]
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Your Data is your fingerprint – Protecting Data is a matter of Urgency！
“If you are doing something that you don’t want other people to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.” Said by Google ex-CEO Eric Schmidt. In his opinion, Google was merely a conduit and was not responsible for the invasion of people’s privacy. His attitude shows that he doesn’t seem to […]
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People should own their Data
“Big brother is watching you”, the famous phrase from the book 1984, written by George Orwell, that refers to the constant surveillance by the government, is as relevant as it has ever been. In recent times, it has been accepted by the mainstream to let Big Tech companies such as Facebook and Google collect personal […]
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