Artificial Intelligence and Accountability in Digital Health
By Eva Thelisson How to build an ecosystem of trust in digital health? The availability of large amounts of personal data, from multimodal sources, combined with AI and ML capacities, Internet of Things and strong computational platforms have the potential to transform healthcare systems in a disruptive way. The emergence of personalized medicine offers opportunities […]
Classification Schemas for Artificial Intelligence Failures
By Peter J. Scott and Roman V. Yampolskiy In this paper we examine historical failures of artificial intelligence (AI) and propose a classification scheme for categorising future failures. By doing so we hope that (a) the responses to future failures can be improved through applying a systematic classification that can be used to simplify the […]
AI Ethics for Law Enforcement: A Study into Requirements for Responsible Use of AI at Dutch Police
By Lexo Zardiashvili, Jordi Bieger, Francien Dechesne and Virginia Dignum his article analyses the findings of empirical research to identify possible consequences of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for and by the police in the Netherlands, and ethical dimensions involved. We list the morally salient requirements the police need to adhere to for ensuring the responsible […]
AI Governance: Digital Responsibility as a Building Block
Towards an Index of Digital Responsibility By Eva Thelisson, Jean-Henry Morin and Johan Rochel The rapid development of AI-based technologies significantly impacts almost all human activities as they are tied to already existing underlying systems and services. In order to make sure that these technologies are at least transparent if not provably beneficial for human […]
Artificial Intelligence Needs Assessment Survey in Africa
Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications continue to expand opportunities for humankind’s progress and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. UNESCO is working to harness these opportunities in its fields of competence and has been leading reflections around pressing concerns related to AI’s rapid development, from a Human Rights and ethics perspective. These range from AI’s role in […]
Council of Europe proposes ban on Facial Recognition techniques
In a press statement on January 28, 2021, the Council of Europe called for strict limits on facial recognition technologies. Furthermore, the Council stated, certain applications of facial recognition should be banned altogether to avoid discrimination. The Council cited risks to privacy and data protection. In a new set of guidelines addressed to governments, legislators and businesses, the 47-state human rights […]
Algorithmic discrimination in Europe
This report investigates how algorithmic discrimination challenges the set of legal guarantees put in place in Europe to combat discrimination and ensure equal treatment. More specifically, it examines whether and how the current gender equality and non-discrimination legislative framework in place in the EU can adequately capture and redress algorithmic discrimination. It explores the gaps […]
G20 Digital Economy Task Force – Examples of National AI Policies (2020)
The international policy debate on artificial intelligence (AI) has gained significant momentum in recent years and in 2019 the G20’s global leadership and advocacy brought the opportunities and challenges of AI to the centre of international political discussions. Following stewardship from the Digital Economy Task Force (DETF) and with the aim of fostering public trust […]
Getting the Future Right: AI and Fundamental Rights
New technologies have profoundly changed how we organise and live our lives. In particular, new data-driven technologies have spurred the development of artificial intelligence (AI), including increased automation of tasks usually carried out by humans. The COVID-19 health crisis has boosted AI adoption and data sharing – creating new opportunities, but also challenges and threats […]
The ethical aspects of Artificial Intelligence
The last few months have been a tumultuous ride for those of us concerned about ensuring our fundamental rights are protected as the EU develops its artificial intelligence (AI) policy. While EU Commission Vice Presidents Vestager and Jourová recently committed to “proactively” combating the threat of AI systems reinforcing structural discrimination, other developments have been […]