We desperately need ethical algorithms – here’s why

Algorithms have taken over our lives. That’s not an exaggeration, nor the plot of a futuristic movie: it’s the reality. Algorithms used to be something we could use to our benefit, to automate everyday processes like buying a train ticket or to help us choose where to go on vacation. Now, we’ve reached the point where almost all of our decisions are actually determined by algorithms.   This transformation is of particular interest to Sander Klous, Partner for Data and Analytics at KPMG in the Netherlands. For a firm like KPMG – one of the Big Four auditors – which relies…

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