“Death-by-Algorithm,” “Unintended Consequences” of AI, and Big Tech’s Responsibility in Copenhagen Spotlight

“Rekindling the Machine: Documentary in the Age of AI” was the topic for a panel at the CPH:Conference industry event of the 23rd edition of CPH:DOX, the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, on Wednesday afternoon.

Moderated by artist and cultural strategist Kamal Sinclair, the panel brought together experts who focus on the dark sides of technology. The speakers included Marc Silver, director of the documentary Molly vs the Machines, which tells the story of a heartbroken father’s quest to uncover the truth behind his daughter’s “death-by-algorithm” and his battle against how some of the most powerful corporations of our age operate, and Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard, Denmark’s tech ambassador, who spearheads Techplomacy, an initiative “elevating technology and digitalization to a cross-cutting foreign and security policy priority of the Danish government.”

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