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Human rights by design report published
“As AI development affects nearly every aspect of our lives and its influence will further increase in the foreseeable future, member states must take concrete steps to ensure that people’s human rights are safeguarded in the design, development and deployment of AI systems” says Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović in a report released on 9 May 2023.
In her recommendations entitled “Human rights by design - future-proofing human rights protection in the era of AI”, the Commissioner reviews key challenges faced by member states in protecting and promoting human rights in the use of AI in light of her initial practical guidance issued in 2019. Member states should, for instance, assess the human rights risks and impacts of AI systems before their use, strengthen transparency guarantees, and ensure independent oversight and access to effective remedies. “The overall approach has not been consistent. Human rights centred regulation of AI systems is still lacking”, she says.
The Commissioner observes that the continued narrative on AI as being so highly technical and mysterious that it escapes the grasp of human control and effective regulation is a misconception. This myth has led to a remarkable reluctance at senior policy level to engage comprehensively with the potential human rights harms caused by AI and hinders the effective enforcement of existing legal standards and the creation of adequate mechanisms to mitigate threats.
According to her findings, and in consultation with national human rights structures, the Commissioner highlights three interdependent trends that constitute obstacles to the full implementation of international human rights standards related to AI in Europe.
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Source: The Office of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
