Governments across Europe are using flawed algorithms in the criminal justice system. Be afraid.
LIVE DISCUSSION:
The making of Decision Machines
Join us on April 4, 2025, at 14:00 CEST.
Secret algorithms are secretly judging us. Governments across Europe are using flawed AI for law enforcement and predictive policing, quietly shaping justice and playing with people’s lives. Join us as we go behind the scenes of a year-long investigation across the Netherlands, Italy and Spain that reveals the shocking truth behind these “decision machines”.
Featuring investigative journalists Pablo Jiménez Arandia (Spain) and Pierluigi Bizzini (Italy), this live discussion will unpack how reporters uncovered secret systems to predict recidivism among young offenders, plus the hidden workings of prison algorithms. You’ll hear about the downfall of a pioneer of predictive policing. And we’ll explore how the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act has been watered down to give law enforcement agencies elbow space to use controversial AI.
This live event and Q&A is part of an IJ4EU series of free online discussions taking audiences behind the scenes of ambitious cross-border investigations in the public interest. See past discussions here.