S.J.J. Nouws
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Authored
This chapter proposes an analytical lens to comprehensively address the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in mediating arbitrary exercise of power in public administration and the citizen harms that result from such conduct. It provides a timely and urgent account
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Algorithmic and data-driven systems are increasingly used in the public sector to improve the efficiency of existing services or to provide new services through the newfound capacity to process vast volumes of data. Unfortunately, certain instances also have negative consequences
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Dismantling Digital Cages
Examining Design Practices for Public Algorithmic Systems
Algorithmic systems used in public administration can create or reinforce digital cages. A digital cage refers to algorithmic systems or information architectures that create their own reality through formalization, frequently resulting in incorrect automated decisions with sever
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Contributed
Controlling the Point of Emergence
Safety control interventions to curb digital cages in social welfare
The thesis explores the complexities and risks associated with Automated Decision-Making (ADM) systems in social welfare, focusing on the phenomenon of ”digital cages.” The digital cage concept refers to a situation where rigid systems, perpetuated through algorithmic misclassifi
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AI Governance in the City of Amsterdam
Scrutinising Vulnerabilities of Public Sector AI Systems
Scandals in which governmental ADM tools played a role, have recently brought
about political and societal debate about the potential harms to citizens that such automated systems potentially bring. This thesis focuses on ADM systems which contain an AI component. Based on th ...
about political and societal debate about the potential harms to citizens that such automated systems potentially bring. This thesis focuses on ADM systems which contain an AI component. Based on th ...