2018-07-11T13:16:17+00:00
Jul 11, 2018
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1 min read
Doctoral student Corrine Cath on influence of companies on AI regulation: “A related concern is how much influence these companies have over AI regulation. In some instances, they are invited to act as co-regulators. For example, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before a joint-hearing of the US Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committee about his company’s role in the massive data breach. During the hearing, he was explicitly asked by multiple Senators to provide examples of what regulation for his company should look like.” Read more here.
Authors
Wouter Van Rossem is a researcher on the intersection between social science and computer science. He previously worked on the European Research Council (ERC) funded project, Processing Citizenship, where he investigated how data infrastructures for population processing co-produce citizens, Europe, and territory. He completed his PhD at the University of Twente in the Netherlands and is still working on publications stemming from these impactful projects. In addition to his academic pursuits as a PhD at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, he brings a diverse background as a software engineer, having worked in various companies and at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in Italy. His diverse background, spanning both theoretical and hands-on knowledge, reflects his keen interest in exploring the intricate interconnections between technology and society.