In an op-ed published in Le Monde, a coalition of organisations including Amnesty International and LDH (Ligue des droits de l’Homme) recommends placing human rights and environmental justice at the heart of the regulation of artificial intelligence.
Packed with loopholes: Why the AI Act fails to protect civic space and the rule of law
In a new analysis, ECF, Liberties and the European Center for Not-for-profit Law assess the AI Act from a civic space and rule of perspective. The unaccountable and opaque use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially by public authorities, can undermine...
LdH – France must explain why it wants to weaken the supervision of the use of Artificial Intelligence
On 24 October, the discussion on the content of the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) enters what is known as a “trialogue”, when the Commission, Parliament and Council seek a consensus between the three pillars of the European institutions in order to adopt a text.
JOINT LETTER: EU policymakers: regulate police technology!
Civil society calls on the EU to draw limits on surveillance technology
in the Artificial Intelligence Act.
JOINT STATEMENT – EU Trilogues: The AI Act must protect people’s rights
This statement was originally published by EDRi on 12/07/2023 A civil society statement on fundamental rights in the EU Artificial Intelligence Act As European Union institutions begin trilogue negotiations, civil society calls on EU institutions to ensure the...
A missed opportunity: European Parliament upholds facial recognition ban, but fails to properly protect people’s rights in AI Act vote.
In today’s AI Act vote, MEPs failed to protect society at large, not to mention vulnerable groups like migrants and refugees, and voted against measures to introduce proper complaints and representation systems for human rights violations.
AI Act: Five steps to a truly rights-based law.
Ahead of the Artificial Intelligence Act in the European Parliament on 14 June, we're calling on MEPs to protect fundamental rights. Here's how to do so. MEPs should vote to: Uphold fundamental rights protections introduced by the committees Ban mass...
MEPs vote to ensure AI Act better protects fundamental rights and civic space
Today, the LIBE and IMCO Committees of the European Parliament voted on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, making several amendments to ensure fundamental rights, the rule of law and civic space are better protected.
ECF Statement on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act must safeguard Civic Space, Fundamental Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law Artificial intelligence and the EU AI legislation will have a significant impact on civil society and the realisation of the common values and principles...