The Süddeutsche Zeitung is currently running an exciting series of articles on the subject of artificial intelligence. Also there is a lot of discussion about algorithms. A few days ago, ethics professor Andrej Zwitter asked himself what actually happens when artificial intelligence, which is based on algorithms, independently makes the wrong decisions. Exciting question, is the programmer then liable? Zwitter does research at the University of Groningen on the ethics and law of big data and artificial intelligence. 

Learn to love algorithms

Also in the SZ four weeks ago, Ulrich Trottenberg, former director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing (SCAI), demanded that the children in Germany's schools should urgently deal with algorithms. Yes, he even wants children to learn to love algorithms. Why? Because then they will understand better how and why apps work on their smartphones, what data means, and that they should be careful with their own data. But even more important for Trottenberg is that students find each other who are enthusiastic about technology, programming and algorithms. This interesting article is also available online.