To enhance the EU AI Act, add a human rights perspective

01/02/2022 | LSE

An article published by the London School of Economics and Political Science argues that the European Commission's proposed AI Act should adopt a human rights perspective that would allow the proposed framework to better protect citizens' safety, autonomy, and dignity. Privacy concerns about how algorithmic personalisation in systems such as wearable devices may have motivated the need to establish AI regulation, but more work needs to be done to ensure it will offer meaningful protection. The article goes on to discuss possible solutions, including mandating a due diligence element that providers must undertake to incorporate a human rights impact assessment. 

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