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How much of your life is ruled by an algorithm? It's possibly more than you think. Everyday algorithms are aiding us to make decisions - and increasingly making decisions about us.
A handful of tech giants like Google, Meta and Amazon are in control of the AI systems that shape our lives - what we read, what we buy, who we interact with ... and concerningly, what we consider to be "true".
Professor Alexandra Andhov is in the inaugural Chair in Law and Technology and Director of the Center for Advancing Law and Technology Responsibly at the University of Auckland.
She's giving a talk at next Tuesday's Raising the Bar series focused on how unchecked AI development is already threatening our society - and what's needed to rein it in.
