4 March 2019 - Michael Rovatsos

Title: "From UnBias to ReEnTrust: algorithms, people, and ethics"

Abstract: "In the recently completed UnBias project, we investigated issues around algorithmic bias and fairness using a human-centric approach to understand people's attitudes toward these issues, and to develop the right strategies to educate them about algorithms used by the online platforms they engage with on a daily basis. In the follow-up ReEnTrust project, we will take this research to the next level by developing mediation tools that allow users to raise their concerns with the organisations that manage these online platforms and engage in a productive debate about them in order to rebuild users' trust. In this talk, I will discuss the research agenda of the new project and critically examine its ambition to reveal some deep methodological challenges and explore potential solutions."