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Are Algorithms Taking Over?
Computer algorithms are running more and more of our lives. Should we be worried?
Computer algorithms are running more and more of our lives. Should we be worried? Ed Butler speaks to Matthias Spielkamp from the pressure group Algorithm Watch, and to Julia Dressel, who's research uncovered the truth about algorithms in the US criminal justice system. And computer scientist and artist Max Hawkins explains how he broke free from the control of algorithms by living randomly.
(Photo: Computer code displayed on a screen, Credit: Getty Images)
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