How AI is calling out distracted politicians in Belgium

Dries Depoorter developed The Flemish Scrollers to call out politicians more interested in their smartphones than in parliamentary proceedings. — AFP Relaxnews

A Belgian digital artist has developed an AI tool that monitors how long politicians in the Flemish province of Belgium spend on their smartphones during parliamentary sessions. It then calls out the most distracted members of parliament on social media.

Dries Depoorter is a Belgian artist and lecturer specialising in artificial intelligence, online surveillance and social media. His latest creation, called The Flemish Scrollers, automatically detects the time each member of parliament spends staring at their smartphone rather than listening to their colleagues.