Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence and human rights

The use and abuse of AI and automated decision-making can not only facilitate human rights violations and exacerbate existing societal power imbalances, but also open new risks, disproportionately affecting marginalized people and communities. AI design, development, and deployment must respect human rights. We urge governments and companies to follow binding, enforceable legal frameworks rooted in human rights law and principles, not voluntary or self-regulatory ethics-based approaches.

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Why we need human rights impact assessments for AI

Around the world, governments and tech companies alike tout artificial intelligence (AI) and forms of automated decision-making (ADM) as cheap, convenient, and fast fixes for a range of societal challenges – from moderating illegal content on social media or scanning medical images for signs of diseases, to detecting fraud and tracking down tax evaders.

SPOTLIGHT: EU AI ACT

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The EU AI Act proposal: a timeline

A summary of our proposed amendments to the draft EU AI Act and a timeline of our related commentary and recommendations.

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The EU AI Act: How to (truly) protect people on the move

The EU AI Act is supposed to protect the rights of everyone impacted by AI systems. But it ignores the systems impacting people on the move. Here are three steps policymakers can take to fix that problem.

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The EU needs an Artificial Intelligence Act that protects fundamental rights

Access Now and over 110 civil society organisations have laid out proposals to make sure the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act addresses the real-world impacts of the use of artificial intelligence.

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The EU should regulate AI on the basis of rights, not risks

Artificial intelligence and automated decision-making systems threaten our fundamental rights. Yet the EU is considering an approach to AI regulation that would substitute rights-based protections for a mere risk mitigation exercise by corporations with a vested interest in these systems. Here’s why that’s a grave mistake.

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Artificial Intelligence: what are the issues for digital rights?

You may have a basic understanding of what AI is. But are you familiar with the issues it raises for your fundamental rights?

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Fighting systemic racism in the digital age: a global challenge

On Human Rights Day of 2020, we highlight the mandate of E. Tendayi Achiume, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to fight systematic racism.

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Digital Security

Track and target: FAQ on Myanmar CCTV cameras and facial recognition

The military junta in Myanmar is rolling out China-made CCTV cameras with facial recognition capabilities to intensify surveillance against the people.

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Computers are binary, people are not: how AI systems undermine LGBTQ identity

Most of us interact with some sort of Artificial Intelligence (AI) system several times a day, whether it’s using the predictive text function on our phones or applying a selfie

Algorithmic accountability

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Algorithmic decision-making in the U.S. needs accountability

Access Now endorses the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022, which will help combat algorithmic discrimination in defense of human rights.

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Instead of banning facial recognition, some governments in Latin America want to make it official

Buenos Aires, Brasilia, and Uruguay are pushing for use of facial recognition systems for “public security,” seeking to authorize the invasive and harmful use of mass surveillance tools. Civil society must fight back.

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What you need to know about generative AI and human rights

24 May 2023

Generative AI has been all over the headlines. But what are the human rights implications? Get the facts in our generative AI FAQ.

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What you need to know about generative AI and human rights
24 May 2023
What you need to know about generative AI and human rights
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Nowhere to turn: How surveillance tech at the EU borders is endangering lives

23 May 2023

Surveillance tech at the EU borders is endangering lives. Authorities must #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move.

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Nowhere to turn: How surveillance tech at the EU borders is endangering lives
23 May 2023
Nowhere to turn: How surveillance tech at the EU borders is endangering lives
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Amendments To The Draft European Union’s AI Act Prohibit Mass Surveillance And Criminal Profiling

22 May 2023
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Amendments To The Draft European Union’s AI Act Prohibit Mass Surveillance And Criminal Profiling
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22 May 2023
Amendments To The Draft European Union’s AI Act Prohibit Mass Surveillance And Criminal Profiling
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Tech and conflict: a guide for responsible business conduct

18 May 2023

This guide is meant to help tech companies think through the impacts of their decisions in the context of conflict.

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Tech and conflict: a guide for responsible business conduct
18 May 2023
Tech and conflict: a guide for responsible business conduct
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More Penguins Than Europeans Can Use Google Bard

15 May 2023
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More Penguins Than Europeans Can Use Google Bard
Morgan Meanker & Matt Burgess ↗
15 May 2023
More Penguins Than Europeans Can Use Google Bard
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EU lawmakers’ committees agree tougher draft AI rules

11 May 2023
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EU lawmakers’ committees agree tougher draft AI rules
Foo Yun Chee, Martin Coulter & Supantha Mukherjee ↗
11 May 2023
EU lawmakers’ committees agree tougher draft AI rules
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EU draft legislation will ban AI for mass biometric surveillance and predictive policing

11 May 2023
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EU draft legislation will ban AI for mass biometric surveillance and predictive policing
James Vincent ↗
11 May 2023
EU draft legislation will ban AI for mass biometric surveillance and predictive policing
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Big wins, but gaps remain: European Parliament Committees vote to secure key rights protections in AI Act

11 May 2023

In a win for civil society, the European Parliament Committees have adopted their position on the Artificial Intelligence Act — integrating key human rights protections.

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Big wins, but gaps remain: European Parliament Committees vote to secure key rights protections in AI Act
11 May 2023
Big wins, but gaps remain: European Parliament Committees vote to secure key rights protections in AI Act
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How To Delete Your Data From ChatGPT

9 May 2023
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How To Delete Your Data From ChatGPT
Matt Burgess ↗
9 May 2023
How To Delete Your Data From ChatGPT
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EU lawmakers ‘hold breath’ on eve of AI vote

4 May 2023
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EU lawmakers ‘hold breath’ on eve of AI vote
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4 May 2023
EU lawmakers ‘hold breath’ on eve of AI vote
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We need to bring consent to AI

2 May 2023
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We need to bring consent to AI
Melissa Heikkilä ↗
2 May 2023
We need to bring consent to AI
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KI-Moratorium, Twitter-Quellcode, Bürokratt

8 Apr 2023
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KI-Moratorium, Twitter-Quellcode, Bürokratt
Jenny Genzmer & Marcus Richter ↗
8 Apr 2023
KI-Moratorium, Twitter-Quellcode, Bürokratt
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Italian data protection authority bans ChatGPT citing privacy violations

31 Mar 2023
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Italian data protection authority bans ChatGPT citing privacy violations
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31 Mar 2023
Italian data protection authority bans ChatGPT citing privacy violations
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As AI booms, EU lawmakers wrangle over new rules

22 Mar 2023
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As AI booms, EU lawmakers wrangle over new rules
Supantha Mukherjee & Martin Coulter ↗
22 Mar 2023
As AI booms, EU lawmakers wrangle over new rules
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Shaping the next 20 years of digital rights in Europe

20 Mar 2023

As we mark the 20th anniversary of EDRi, the European Digital Rights network, it’s an apt moment to reflect on the story of digital rights in Europe so far, and to ask the question: how can we better equip Europe for the human rights challenges of the digital age?

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Shaping the next 20 years of digital rights in Europe
20 Mar 2023
Shaping the next 20 years of digital rights in Europe
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A Face Recognition Site Crawled the Web for Dead People’s Photos

13 Mar 2023
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A Face Recognition Site Crawled the Web for Dead People’s Photos
Lydia Morrish ↗
13 Mar 2023
A Face Recognition Site Crawled the Web for Dead People’s Photos