EU seeks global standards for AI, civil rights groups fret | Reuters [external]
The European Commission on Wednesday announced tough draft rules on the use of artificial intelligence, including a ban on most surveillance, in an …
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EU launches AI blueprint in bid to become world leader | Euractiv [external]
The European Commission presented on Wednesday (21 April) its long-awaited ‘AI package’, setting out its ambition to make Europe a global leader in the field by being the first to set …
AI facial analysis is scientifically questionable. Should we be using it for border control? |MENAFN.com [external]
(MENAFN – The Conversation) Developments in global border control technologies are providing innovative ways to address issues relating to migration, asylum-seeking and the introduction of illegal goods into countries. But while …
Data and Dystopia – EUobserver/EU Scream [extern]
Critics warn that Europe could find itself in an untenable position, caught between upholding privacy ethics that have helped burnish its global reputation, and seeking to boost its competitiveness and security …
Finding the truth: will there ever be space for lie detectors at airports? | Airport Technology [extern]
Despite a reputation as a divisive and controversial technology among both the general public and the scientific community, lie detectors have been considered as an addition to airport security. With trial …
Face matching and digital avatars coming to the EU’s borders | Coda Story [extern]
Across Europe, leaders have been desperately seeking new ways to secure borders. Concerns over migration have contributed to the evolution of new forms of authoritarian technology
Digital Brief: Europe’s COVID-19 App Attack | Euractiv [extern]
EURACTIV caught up with S&D MEP Miapetra Kumpula-Natri to hear about her thoughts on the proliferation of COVID-19 apps. “I really believe that new technological solutions and the use of data …
MEP: Public has a ‘right to know’ about Commission’s lie detector tech | Euractiv [extern]
The European Commission is being urged to publish reports on the trials of an Artificial Intelligence lie detector technology, iBorderCTRL, which has been bankrolled by the EU’s long-term research and development …
Fight against facial recognition hits wall across the West | Politico [external link]
In Washington, a once-promising bipartisan push in the House of Representatives to limit the federal government’s use of facial recognition has stalled for unrelated reasons, including the death of former House …
Invitation to event on Automated Discrimination
– DRAFT PROGRAMME – Check this page for regular updates to the programme. Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important yet invisible role in our everyday lives. Many sectors, including healthcare, …