Research

Investigative journalistic research from Switzerland and across Europe on algorithms and AI in our everyday lives.

April 16, 2026

Research

Could AI Chatbots influence a Government’s Decisions?

What does it mean for democracy, if our political leaders and government officials allow AI to shape their decisions?

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August 12, 2025

The AI Revolution Comes With the Exploitation of Gig Workers 

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July 31, 2025

Infrastructure or Intrusion? Europe’s Conflicted Data Center Expansion

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May 22, 2025

Scams and Shadow Workers: A Black Market is Selling European Accounts for AI Training

Podcast False Positives Mockup with Mobile

February 6, 2025

«False Positives»: A Podcast on Financial Discrimination & De-banking

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September 18, 2024

For trans people, online transitioning can be a nightmare

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June 7, 2024

Some image generators produce more problematic stereotypes than others, but all fail at diversity

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April 6, 2023

AI surveillance rumors: gay adult content creators face sanctions

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March 10, 2023

Reels of Fortune: Instagram-shaped memories for a bigger reach

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February 23, 2023

A dollar for your face: Meet the people behind Machine Learning models

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February 1, 2023

What to expect from Europe’s first AI oversight agency

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December 18, 2022

Wolt: Couriers’ feelings don’t always match the transparency report

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August 29, 2022

Digital Bouncers: AI in Recruiting

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August 5, 2021

Security tests on Swiss COVID certificate find 136 vulnerabilities, amid calls for further restrictions

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June 8, 2021

Swiss COVID-19 certificate system subjected to public security test and gradually implemented

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May 18, 2021

Centralized check-in apps reignite debate around digital contact tracing in Switzerland

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March 12, 2021

Twitter apparently fixed their picture cropping

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December 3, 2020

Health algorithms discriminate against Black patients, also in Switzerland

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July 22, 2020

Swiss police automated crime predictions but has little to show for it

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