https://mishavelthuis.nl/tags/technology/ Recent content in Technology on Misha Velthuis Hugo en Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://mishavelthuis.nl/posts/lessons-from-the-past/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://mishavelthuis.nl/posts/lessons-from-the-past/ <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/11/1118233/amsterdam-fair-welfare-ai-discriminatory-algorithms-failure/">This</a> article tells a fascinating story about how the municipality of Amsterdam tried to build an AI model to help officials detect fraud in welfare support. In particular, the article describes how the municipality tried to do it the <em>right</em>, <em>ethical</em> and <em>fair</em> way by <em>avoiding bias</em>.</p> <p>The article presents many interesting and critical angles, but I still felt like adding my own two cents.</p> <h1 id="some-direct-thoughts">Some direct thoughts:</h1> <p><u>Treating everyone equally</u></p>