Member Of Parliament In Europe Expected To  Fight To Preserve Human Rights In Regulation Of Ai

There have been calls for the European Parliament to uphold human rights during talks over the AI Act.

Brando Benifei and Dragoş Tudorache, two members of the European Parliament (MEPs), have received an open letter from a coalition of significant groups. Concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in law enforcement, migration, transparency, and accountability are raised, and the letter highlights the need to do so.

In an open letter, organizations including Access Now, European Digital Rights (EDRi), and Amnesty International stress the critical importance of protecting basic liberties under the Artificial Intelligence Act. Now that discussions have begun, these groups are urging MEPs to give careful thought to protecting these rights.

The Parliament’s resolute position on banning unpleasant AI applications is a major theme of the letter. These applications include biometric mass monitoring in public spaces, emotion detection, predictive policing, and biometric classification. These precautions are an attempt to protect people from the potentially dangerous and intrusive applications of AI technology.

The letter expresses skepticism about the Council’s overall policy and recent concessions, pointing out potential vulnerabilities. As a result of these gaps, law enforcement and migration agencies may be exempt from providing necessary openness in their use of AI systems. The signatories warn that rights and welfare may be endangered if impacted people are not informed about the use of AI technology.

The open letter’s inclusion of a blanket exception for AI systems built or used for national security is another point of contention. This exception, as the letter explains, goes against well-established treaties and judicial decisions. Even for the sake of national security, the signatories insist that basic rights cannot be compromised.

The letter urges Benifei and Tudorache, two members of the European Parliament, to remain firm in their opposition to any efforts to water down these crucial provisions. The signatories argue that the painstaking two-and-a-half-year work spent on the AI Act would be for nothing if these protections were compromised in pursuit of a political settlement.

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