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Governments across Europe have announced public bids to invest in AI. The motivation for doing so is not always clear, or seems to be deliberately kept vague. In Belgium, too, both federal and Flemish governments have started integrating AI into public administration, justified in terms of “efficiency” and “innovation”. Apache and Open Future want to find out how much money Belgian and Flemish authorities are spending on AI. Who benefits from these contracts? How are these technologies used, for what purpose? Does this happen in a secure and transparent way? Do the AI applications really help achieve the set goals? This governmental infatuation with AI sometimes seems a matter of “trying it out” and then seeing what the true benefits might be. Apache and Open Future want to know if this is more than just buying the hype.
“Apparently, nobody wants to miss the AI train. But do we know how much a ticket costs? And where this train is heading?” — Jan Walraven, journalist for Apache
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