Marc Faddoul

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Marc Faddoul is a French technologist and AI researcher, specialized in recommendation systems and algorithmic audit.[1]

Education[edit]

He earned a Master of Science degree from UC Berkeley School of Information, focusing on the societal, legal, and ethical impacts of technology, and a Diplome d’Ingénieur from Télécom Paris, part of Institut Polytechnique de Paris.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Faddoul serves as the director and co-founder of AI Forensics, a nonprofit dedicated to investigating influential algorithms. He provides technical expertise on AI ethics and platform accountability to regulators, including the European Commission,[3] CNNum, ARCOM,[4] and the French General States on Information.[5][6] He has testified about TikTok before the French Senate.[7][8]

He is co-founder & director at AI Forensics: AI Forensics is a non profit specialized in algorithmic investigation.[9][10] It was co-founded with Claudio Agosti, expanding the activities of Tracking Exposed.[5] He was the co-director at Tracking Exposed, Associate Researcher at UC Berkeley, Research Scientist at Facebook AI and Algorithm Designer at Bloom.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Algorithmic Transparency, and Marc Faddoul's Very Good Year | UC Berkeley School of Information". www.ischool.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  2. ^ a b "The truth about war is messy — just read Wikipedia". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  3. ^ "Marc Faddoul décrypte l'algorithme de Tiktok". videos.senat.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  4. ^ "Protecting the 2024 Elections: From Alarm to Action". Greens/EFA. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  5. ^ a b Gershkovich, Liza Lin and Evan. "TikTok's Pullback in Russia Leaves More Space for Pro-Kremlin Propaganda". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  6. ^ Grant, Charity. "Uncovering the TikTok Algorithm and the app's Racial Bias". The Oarsman. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  7. ^ Milmo, Dan; Hern, Alex (2023-03-31). "TikTok: why the app with 1bn users faces a fight for its existence". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  8. ^ Bhuiyan, Johana (2022-10-31). "TikTok has become a global giant. The US is threatening to rein it in". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  9. ^ "La menace TikTok est-elle réelle ?". Science et vie (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  10. ^ Paul, Kari (2022-10-30). "What TikTok does to your mental health: 'It's embarrassing we know so little'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-05.