Seminar Details
2023-12-19 (14h) : Decoding deceptive algorithms: risks, public accountability, and regulation
At Euler building (room A.002)
Organized by Mathematical Engineering
Speaker :
Rocher, Luc
Abstract :
Dramatic claims about the potential and risks of Artificial Intelligence are now legion. Computers could soon replace most jobs or become sentient warlords. In this talk, we will take a step back and examine the inherent brittleness and vulnerabilities of algorithms and data-centric technologies. Luc Rocher, a researcher and lecturer at the Oxford Internet Institute, will present an overview of their research investigating harms in socio-technical systems infused with algorithms, using a human-centered computing lens. Their research in privacy and security helped uncover risks in privacy technologies, from de-identification to query-based algorithms and differential privacy . Their work on adversarial manipulation in algorithmic markets shows that pricing algorithms can be exploited by stronger competitors, leading to sustained collusion that harms consumers and may fall outside of current competition laws. They lead the Observatory of Anonymity (https://ooa.world), an interactive website in 89 countries where visitors can find out what makes them more vulnerable to re-identification and where researchers can test the anonymity of their research data.