Blog Privacy Laying down the law on AI: ethics done, now the EU must focus on human rights Where ethics lacks the means of enforcement, international human rights law possesses well-developed standards and institutions as well as a universal framework for safeguards. … 8 April 2019
Press Releases Privacy AI ethics guidance a first step but needs to be transformed into tangible rights for people Access Now, ANEC, and BEUC support the HLEG AI Ethics guidelines, but stress that they can only be a first step.… 8 April 2019
Blog Freedom of Expression Australia’s plans for internet regulation: aimed at terrorism, but harming human rights Writing sound policy to address challenges linked to online speech (even “terrorist” content) requires a carefully considered, measured, and proportionate approach.… 26 March 2019
Blog Freedom of Expression AI and disinformation: our contribution at UNESCO’s Mobile Learning Week As part of a workshop for UNESCO’s annual Mobile Learning Week, we advocated for an evidence-based approach to AI and disinformation that respects human rights.… 6 March 2019
Blog Freedom of Expression Europe poised to lead on rights-respecting artificial intelligence? At “Governing the Game Changer” in Helsinki, we advocate for European leadership on artificial intelligence that is centered in human rights principles.… 21 February 2019
Blog Freedom of Expression Technology disruption: rights, risks, and rules Executive Director Brett Solomon addresses the United Nations on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights… 10 December 2018
Blog Business and Human Rights Human rights matter in the AI debate. Let’s make sure AI does us more good than harm. Our new report looks at the implications of the growth in AI-powered technologies through a human rights lens. … 8 November 2018
Blog Freedom of Expression Mapping artificial intelligence strategies in Europe: a new report by Access Now Access Now lays out a criteria to assess AI strategies in Europe to ensure that the development and deployment of AI is individual-centric and human rights-respecting.… 1 November 2018
Press Releases Freedom of Expression Civil society calls for evidence-based solutions to disinformation Human and digital rights organisations published a joint report evaluating the European Commission’s online disinformation and propaganda initiatives.… 19 October 2018
Blog Freedom of Expression Open letter to Michelle Bachelet, new High Commissioner for Human Rights We identify six areas for digital rights in which the new U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights could have a key and definitive voice during her tenure.… 23 August 2018
Blog Privacy “We want AI to come to everybody’s life” – AI and human rights at the MWC Reflecting on the 2018 Mobile World Congress in Shanghai, Fanny Hidvégi shares next steps for supporting human rights in the development and use of artificial intelligence in our societies.… 24 July 2018
Blog Business and Human Rights The Toronto Declaration: Protecting the rights to equality and non-discrimination in machine learning systems Open declaration by Amnesty International and Access Now, endorsed by Human Rights Watch and Wikimedia Foundation at RightsCon Toronto 2018… 16 May 2018
