A Symposium on Public Security under Algorithmic Control

Law enforcement is increasingly using technology and algorithms to predict where and when illegal activities are likely to happen. The fast-paced implementation of these predictive systems unfolds in largely undiscussed issues and adverse effects; solidifying structural inequality, creating new geographies of violence and dimensions of exclusion. To address these matters and further questions of organising public safety and security in the age of big data, the students and staff of the master Non-Linear Narrative of the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague have organised this symposium, bringing together in conversation a diversity of angles, including philosophers, academics, designers, and information technology experts.