Glitch in the System

Episode Notes What happens when your government assigns you a score based on everything you do -- what you buy, who you associate with, whether you jaywalk? China's Social Credit System is the most ambitious experiment in algorithmic governance ever attempted. This episode breaks down how it actually works, who it punishes, and why similar systems are quietly emerging worldwide. What You'll Learn How the Social Credit System actually functions across different Chinese provinces The real consequences of a low score: travel bans, loan denials, public shaming Western parallels you might not realize exist (credit scores, insurance algorithms, content moderation) The technical infrastructure making mass behavioral scoring possible Related Reading 10 AI Tools for Building Automated Income -- How AI automation is reshaping systems at scale Understanding AI Hallucination Problems and Solutions -- When algorithmic systems make mistakes Automate Repetitive Tasks with AI -- The automation infrastructure behind scoring systems AI Safety Research Update -- Current research on keeping AI systems accountable Connected Home Security Tips -- Protecting your digital privacy in a connected world Glitch in the System is a podcast by Aevorn.

Episode Notes When a judge turns to a machine learning model to decide who walks free and who stays behind bars, what happens to justice? In this episode, we investigate COMPAS and the algorithmic risk assessment tools reshaping the criminal justice system — the biases baked in, the lives affected, and the question nobody wants to answer: can code be fair? What You'll Learn How risk assessment algorithms actually work inside courtrooms The ProPublica investigation that exposed racial bias in COMPAS Why "fixing" algorithmic bias is harder than it sounds What happens when we automate decisions about human freedom Related Reading What Is AI News This Week? — ClearAINews AI Safety Research Updates — ClearAINews Understanding AI Hallucination Problems — AI Discovery Digest 10 Ways to Make Money with AI in 2026 — WealthFromAI Automate Repetitive Tasks with AI — AI In Action Hub Glitch in the System investigates algorithms gone rogue, AI systems breaking bad, and the tech dystopia unfolding in real time. New episodes weekly.