Digital artist Dries Depoorter is kicking sore shins with his new project “The Flemish Scrollers”. Using artificial intelligence, he detects which politicians are scrolling on their mobiles in the Flemish Parliament, a Twitter account then shames those politicians. His motive? “Demonstrating the dangers of existing technologies.”
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A remarkable photo of the Flemish government is doing the rounds on Twitter. No fewer than four of the nine ministers are strumming their smartphones in the Flemish Parliament while the plenary meeting is in progress. Above the GSM users also circles a certain percentage, which gives the impression that it shows how long a particular politician is scrolling during the meeting.