AI and Fundamental Rights: The People, the Conversations, and the Governance Challenges

Volume: 57

Pages: 335-355

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-40516-7_17

Abstract:

This chapter, having sketched four conversations in which the people of Europe engage with new technologies (such as AI and machine learning), then identifies three key talking points. First, what should we make of the conspicuous European concern that applications of AI should be ‘human-centric’? The interpretation of this concept is considered as is the status of a human interest in such applications. Secondly, what do we understand by ‘catastrophic’ applications of AI and how do we guard against them? Connecting catastrophe to the compromising of the generic conditions for human existence and agency, the importance of protecting and maintaining the global commons is emphasized. Thirdly, how does the Rule of Law fit into the governance of, and by, AI? It is proposed that the scope of the Rule of Law should be extended in two ways, one by applying it beyond governance by rules to governance by technologies and technical measures, and the other by treating it as applicable to both public and private governance.

Source: Scopus