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AlgorithmWatch is a non-profit watchdog organization focused on monitoring and analyzing automated decision-making systems and AI, relevant to AI governance and accountability efforts.

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This is the 'About' page for AlgorithmWatch, a German non-profit organization dedicated to scrutinizing algorithmic and AI-driven decision-making systems. Founded by journalists and researchers, it engages in policy advocacy, public education, and investigative reporting on automation and AI. Its leadership has testified before the German Bundestag on AI-related issues.

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  • •AlgorithmWatch is a non-profit (gGmbH) focused on monitoring automated decision-making and AI systems.
  • •Founded by Lorena Jaume-Palasí, Lorenz Matzat, Matthias Spielkamp, and Katharina Anna Zweig.
  • •Leadership has testified before German Bundestag committees on AI and automation policy.
  • •Organization bridges journalism, civil society, and policy advocacy on algorithmic accountability.
  • •Connected to broader digital rights ecosystem including Reporters Without Borders and Internet Governance Forum.

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 AlgorithmWatch was founded as an initiative by Lorena Jaume-Palasí, Lorenz Matzat, Matthias Spielkamp and Katharina Anna Zweig. The non-profit organisation (gGmbH) is run by Lorenz Matzat and executive director Matthias Spielkamp. 

 Lorenz Matzat

 is a journalist and software entrepeneur in Berlin with a focus on data journalism and interactive applications.

 Twitter: @lorz 

 Matthias Spielkamp

 is co-founder and executive director of AlgorithmWatch (Theodor Heuss Medal 2018, Grimme Online Nominee 2019). He testified before several committees of the German Bundestag on AI and automation. Matthias serves on the governing board of the German section of Reporters Without Borders and the advisory councils of Stiftung Warentest and the Whistleblower Network. He is a member of the steering committee of the German Internet Governance Forum (IGF-D and has been a fellow of ZEIT Stiftung, Stiftung Mercator and the American Council on Germany. Matthias founded the online magazine mobilsicher.de, reporting on security of mobile devices, with an audience of more than 170,000 readers monthly. He's written and edited books on digital journalism and Internet governance and was named one of 15 architects building the data-driven future by Silicon Republic. He holds master’s degrees in Journalism from the University of Colorado in Boulder and in Philosophy from the Free University of Berlin.

 Mail: ms@algorithmwatch.org | Twitter : @spielkamp 

 Twitter: @spielkamp
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