2023-06-15 15:15:28
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In response to the European Parliament’s decision to ban mass surveillance technologies in its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, Mher Hakobyan, adviser for advocacy work on artificial intelligence regulation, said:
“AWe welcome the decision of the European Parliaments to ban abusive mass surveillance technologies in today’s historic vote. However, it is essential that the Parliament and the EU Member States ensure that during the upcoming negotiations on the final AI Law, the development, sale, use and export of facial recognition systems and other surveillance technologies are prohibited. massive.”
“No use of remote biometric identification is compatible with human rights. No correction, technical or otherwise, can make it compatible with human rights legislation. The only protection against remote biometric identification is its complete prohibition. The legalization of these systems would set an alarming and transcendental precedent that would open the door to the future proliferation of artificial intelligence technologies that do not respect human rights.”
“Although the ban on abusive surveillance is a welcome step in the right direction, it is not a total victory. It is worrying that the European Parliament has not respected human rights when AI systems affect migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Parliament has not banned discriminatory profiling and risk assessment systems, nor forecast systems used to restrict, prohibit and prevent border movements. As the AI Act heads towards final negotiations, it is essential that EU lawmakers do not disregard the rights of people on the move.”
The European Parliament won considerable human rights protections in the committee vote on the AI Law on May 11.
The European Commission proposed a law on the use of artificial intelligence on April 21, 2021. The Council of the EU, which represents the national governments of the Union, adopted his position in December 2022.
Amnesty International, as part of a coalition of civil society organizations led by the European Digital Rights Network (EDRi), has been calling for an EU regulation on artificial intelligence that protects and promotes human rights.
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