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Technology and Algorithms

Filter bubbles: a delicate interaction between algorithms and human bias

If you use any social media, you have probably noticed how different and unique your feed is from the one of your friends. The same is true for your Amazon recommendations, Netflix suggestions, Google News homepage, and so on. In the last years, almost every online company has adopted increasingly sophisticated algorithms that analyze users’ […]

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Technology and Algorithms

AI is not the answer to biased hiring 

In recent years AI has become one of the most powerful tools in data analysis. It is being used in more and more areas of life, thanks to its ability to analyse massive amounts of data and recognise patterns in them that would be impossible to notice for humans. However, it is starting to show […]

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Everyday Life Technology and Algorithms

Are algorithms really impartial?

The great technological progress we have witnessed in the last twenty years has allowed us to collect and generate a huge amount of data at an unprecedented rate, leading to the beginning of the so-called Big Data era. Nowadays we are relying more and more on  algorithms and Big Data analytics to make decisions and evaluate services and employees.  But can […]