Susanne Hahn (Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf)
In the context of artificial intelligence, phrases such as “algorithms that decide” or “automated decision-making” are often used. Talking like this transfers an expression that is normally used in the context of human action to another area, namely algorithms or machines. This transfer raises questions: What presuppositions, connotations and networks of meaning are carried over when an expression used in contexts of human action is transferred to the field of artificial intelligence? What misleading implications could arise from this? Can anything be learned from this for the appropriate use of algorithms?
