algorithms

Ethics, an overlooked aspect of algorithms?

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We now encounter algorithms at every moment of the day. But this exposure can be dangerous. It has been proven to influence our political opinions, moods and choices. Far from being neutral, algorithms carry their developers' value judgments,…
ethics, social networks, éthique, Antonio Cailli, Télécom ParisTech

Rethinking ethics in social networks research

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Antonio A. Casilli, Télécom ParisTech – Institut Mines-Télécom, University of Paris-Saclay and Paola Tubaro, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) [dropcap]R[/dropcap]esearch into social media is booming, fueled by…
Brennus Analytics

Brennus Analytics: finding the right price

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Brennus Analytics offers software solutions, making artificial intelligence available to businesses. Algorithms allow them to determine the optimal sales price, helping bring businesses closer to their objective of gaining market share and margin…
supply chain management, Matthieu Lauras

What is supply chain management?

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Behind each part of your car, your phone or even the tomato on your plate, there’s an extensive network of contributors. Every day, billions of products circulate. The management of a logistics chain – or ‘supply chain management’ –…
New Caledonia

New Caledonia: a mine challenging democracy

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When an industrial mining complex wanted to release a pollutant into their lagoon in the late 1990s, the inhabitants of the southern province of Grande Terre took action. In their fight against the environmental and cultural danger, the citizens…

Trust in the digital age

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How does the concept of trust play out in the context of new technologies? At a time when blockchain technology is experiencing phenomenal success in the corporate sector, it has become crucial to examine the mechanisms involved in building…
Risks, La confiance, un outil pour réduire le risque technologique ?

Trust, a tool for reducing technological risks?

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This article is part of our series on trust, published on the occasion of the release of the Fondation Mines-Télécom brochure: “The new balances of trust: between algorithms and social contract.” [divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] A…
Blockchain, trust, technology

Is blockchain the ultimate technology of trust?

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This article is part of our series on trust, published on the occasion of the release of the Fondation Mines-Télécom booklet: “The new balances of trust: between algorithms and social contract.” [divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] Due…
Trust, Armen Khatchatourov

Trust and identity in the digital world

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This article is part of our series on trust, published on the occasion of the release of the Fondation Mines-Télécom booklet: “The new balances of trust: between algorithms and social contract.” [divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] What…
Tunisian revolution

Saving the digital remains of the Tunisian revolution

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On March 11 2017, the National Archives of Tunisia received a collection of documentary resources on the Tunisian revolution which took place from December 17, 2010 to January 14, 2011. Launched by Jean-Marc Salmon, a sociologist and associate…