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Sanne Blauw

Numeracy correspondent

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I want to put numbers in their place. Not high up on a pedestal, or out on the curb, but right where they belong: beside words.

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Algorithms are biased, but so are people. We need to decide which bias we prefer
Sanne Blauw
5 min 32
Sanne Blauw
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An algorithm was taken to court – and it lost (which is great news for the welfare state)
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9 min 5
Sanne Blauw
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When artificial intelligence lost in translation is
Sanne Blauw
8 min 26
Sanne Blauw
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The small wonderful ways AI is changing our lives for the better
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8 min 17
Sanne Blauw
I’m speaking at the European parliament about AI discrimination. Watch it online here
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0 min 6
Sanne Blauw
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A little less automation, a little more friction, please
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11 min 56
Sanne Blauw
Banking on AI to fix all our problems? Hate to disappoint you
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5 min 34
Sanne Blauw
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Artificial intelligence is more human than it seems. So who’s behind it?
Sanne Blauw
9 min 51
Sanne Blauw
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Everyone’s talking about artificial intelligence. But what is it?
Sanne Blauw
10 min 19
Sanne Blauw