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SUMMARY:Contesting Algorithms
DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we govern 
 human behavior\, undermining the checks and balances which were intended t
 o safeguard fundamental freedoms in liberal democracies. Governance by AI 
 is a dynamic\, data driven framework of governance\, where decisions regar
 ding a particular instance would be shaped by data analytics. Systems are 
 designed ex ante to optimize certain functions\, in non-transparent manner
 s which challenge oversight and may bypass the social contract. This could
  be game-changing for democracy\, as it facilitates the rise of unchecked 
 power.The case of content moderation by online platforms offers an interes
 ting example. Platforms\, such as Google\, Facebook and Twitter\, are resp
 onsible for mediating much of the public discourse and governing access to
  speech and speakers around the world. Social media platforms use AI to ma
 tch users and content\, to adjudicate conflicting claims regarding the leg
 itimate use of content on their systems and to detect and expeditiously re
 move illegal content. AI in content moderation is applied as a practical n
 eed to operate in a dynamic\, ever growing digital landscape\; as an innov
 ative competitive advantage\; or simply as measures to ensure legal compli
 ance or to avoid a public outcry.The use of AI to filter unwarranted conte
 nt cannot be sufficiently addressed by traditional legal rights and proced
 ures\, since these tools are ill-equipped to address the robust\, non-tran
 sparent and dynamic nature of governance by AI. Consequently\, in a digita
 l ecosystem governed by AI\, we currently lack sufficient safeguards again
 st the blocking of legitimate content. Moreover\, we lack a space for nego
 tiating meaning and for deliberating the legitimacy of particular speech.P
 rofessor Elkin-Koren is the coauthor of The Limits of Analysis: Law and Ec
 onomics of Intellectual Property in the Digital Age (2012) and Law\, Econo
 mics and Cyberspace: The effects of Cyberspace on the Economic Analysis of
  Law (2004). She is the coeditor of Law and Information Technology (2011) 
 and The Commodification of Information (2002). Her publications are listed
  here.
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LOCATION:23 Everett Street \, Cambridge (Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika) 
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