Thread · 2 tweets · 3 Jun 2022

I mean everything is an algorithm, possibly. There's a reason why people usually focus on automated decision-making, it's easier to specify. An ad auction (typically) wouldn't be covered (with caveats for the kind of dirty tricks some folks play, eg. G), but...

...bidding decisions likely would. I'm generally skeptical of transparency and impact assessment measures, but a requirement to explain what data (including "anonymised") goes into the decision explained in terms of *where it comes from* rather than vague categories would rock.