{"id":77177,"date":"2020-09-28T20:12:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T17:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amsterdam-and-helsinki-become-first-cities-to-launch-open-ai-registers\/"},"modified":"2020-09-28T20:12:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T17:12:05","slug":"amsterdam-and-helsinki-become-first-cities-to-launch-open-ai-registers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amsterdam-and-helsinki-become-first-cities-to-launch-open-ai-registers\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amsterdam and Helsinki become first cities to launch open AI registers"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Amsterdam and Helsinki become first cities to launch open AI registers<\/strong>”
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\n Amsterdam and Helsinki today became the first cities in the world to launch open AI registers that track how algorithms are being used in the municipalities.<\/p>\n

In a press release<\/a>, the cities said the registers would help ensure that the AI used in public services operates on the same principles of responsibility, transparency, and security as other local government activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlgorithms play an increasingly important role in our lives,\u201d said Touria Meliani, Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam. \u201cTogether with the city of Helsinki, we are on a mission to create as much understanding about algorithms as possible and be transparent about the way we \u2014 as cities \u2014 use them. Today we take another important step with the launch of these algorithm registers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nieuws! Amsterdam en Helsinki lanceren het eerste algoritmeregister ter wereld. Algoritmen worden steeds belangrijker voor onze stad en we vinden dat iedereen het recht heeft om te weten welke we gebruiken en hoe ze werken. Leer de algoritmen kennen: https:\/\/t.co\/Yo8dcnCcL8<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/nCF1bgh9Pi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 touria (@touriameliani) September 28, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Both registers were developed by Saidot, a Finnish company that develops tools that help public agencies make their AI initiatives more explainable.<\/p>\n

The two registers currently contain only a limited selection of app<\/a>lications.\u00a0Helsinki\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0is comprised of a quartet of chatbots, and an intelligent management system for the city libray\u2019s collection, while\u00a0Amsterdam\u2019s<\/a> includes an automated parking control system, a tool that\u00a0analyzes reports on issues in public space, and an algorithm that\u00a0calculates the probability of an illegal vacation rental situation.<\/p>\n

Both registers provide an overview of each system, as well as further details on\u00a0the data they use, their operating logic, and the governance of the applications.\u00a0The cities plan to add more applications to the AI register during the fall.<\/p>\n

Aik van Eemeren, Head of Public Technology<\/a> at the City of Amsterdam,<\/span> said<\/a> the municipality is now seeking suggestions on improvements to the beta version of the register, which will eventually include all the city\u2019s algorithms.<\/p>\n

Both the registers will need a lot more detail before they can fulfill their promise of improving public understanding of how the cities use algorithms. But they have the potential to shed some light on the growing number of the ways in which AI affects our everyday lives.<\/p>\n

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\n Published September 28, 2020 \u2014 17:12 UTC\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n