Category: Racism and Technology Center in the news

Occasionally the Racism and Technology Center is featured on other websites and news outlets. We keep track of those articles and features here.

Dutch student files complaint with the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights about the use of racist software by her university

Robin Pocornie en Hans de Zwart

During the pandemic, Dutch student Robin Pocornie had to do her exams with a light pointing straight at her face. Her fellow students who were White didn’t have to do that. Her university’s surveillance software discriminated her, and that is why she has filed a complaint (read the full complaint in Dutch) with the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights.

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Hoogtepunten uit podcast #18: Kunstmatige intelligentie

Kunstmatige intelligentie wordt een steeds groter onderdeel van ons leven. Het speelt een rol in onze opleiding, in ons werk, maar ook in ons dagelijks leven. Soms zelfs zonder dat we het door hebben. Maar wat zijn de voor- en nadelen van kunstmatige intelligentie? En hoe kan het bijdragen aan gelijke kansen?

By Robin Pocornie, Sander Heithuis and Xanne Visser for WOMEN Inc. on April 25, 2022

Het ANP is moreel laakbaar vanwege partnership met auteursrechtentrol Permission Machine

Hoewel de ‘normen en waarden’ van het internet soms anders doen vermoeden, mag je foto’s waarop auteursrecht berust niet zomaar overal gebruiken. Het Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau, oftewel ANP, maakt daarom gebruik van een Belgische auteursrechtentrol – Permission Machine – om illegaal gebruik op te sporen en direct te beboeten. Hans de Zwart, bestuurslid van het Racism and Technology Center, ondervond dat zelf. We spreken met hem én Edouard van Arem, manager foto bij ANP.

By Edouard van Arem, Hans de Zwart and Joe van Burik for BNR Nieuwsradio on March 23, 2022

Centering social injustice, de-centering tech

The Racism and Technology Center organised a panel titled Centering social injustice, de-centering tech: The case of the Dutch child benefits scandal and beyond at Privacy Camp 2022, a conference that brings together digital rights advocates, activists, academics and policymakers. Together with Merel Koning (Amnesty International), Nadia Benaissa (Bits of Freedom) and Sanne Stevens (Justice, Equity and Technology Table), the discussion used the Dutch child benefits scandal as an example to highlight issues of deeply rooted racism and discrimination in the public sector. The fixation on algorithms and automated decision-making systems tends to obscure these fundamental problems. Often, the use of technology by governments functions to normalise and rationalise existing racist and classist practices.

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Big Brother Awards: Naomi over Predictive Policing

In het kader van de Big Brother Awards van 2021 legt Naomi Appelman uit hoe predictive policing in Nederland ingezet wordt (voor zover we dat weten) en wat daar de problematische kanten van zijn.

By Inge Wannet, Lotte Houwing and Naomi Appelman for Big Brother Awards 2021 on December 13, 2021

Hoe tem je de Big Five?

De Big Five: Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple en Microsoft. Deze vijf machtige digitale platformen beheersen onze levens met slimme algoritmes en aanhoudende monopolies. Maar we kunnen ook niet meer zonder: door een storing zaten we vorige week allemaal urenlang zonder Facebook, Whatsapp en Instagram. En dat betekende; paniek. Hoe tem je de Big Five?

By Naomi Appelman for NPO Start on October 13, 2021

Designing Cities for All #15: Fellow #3: Galit Ariel

The kickoff of the 3rd DCFA Fellowship with technofuturist Galit Ariel, Katerina Makrogamvraki of Civic AI Lab, and Hans de Zwart of Racism and Technology Center about fair Artificial Intelligence.

By Galit Ariel, Hans de Zwart and Katerina Makrogamvraki for Pakhuis de Zwijger on September 13, 2021

Technology can be racist and we should talk about that

The past year has been filled with examples of technologies being racist. Yet, how we can fight this is hardly part of societal debate in the Netherlands. This must change, Jill Toh and Naomi Appelman write. Making these racist technologies visible is the first step towards acknowledging that technology can indeed be racist.

By Jill Toh and Naomi Appelman for Lilith on July 13, 2021

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