Event overview
牛牛资源 Law鈥檚 鈥淓uropean encounters鈥 - The Council of Europe and AI
牛牛资源 Law inaugurates a programme of 鈥淓uropean encounters鈥 with a visit by the Council of Europe's Charlotte Altenh枚ner-Dion, Head of the Internet Governance Unit.
牛牛资源 Law is delighted to inaugurate a programme of 鈥淓uropean encounters鈥. In this first session in the series, we have the pleasure of welcoming to the College the Council of Europe鈥檚 Charlotte Altenh枚ner-Dion, who is the Head of the Internet Governance Unit and Secretary to the Expert Committee on Human Rights Dimensions of Automated Data Processing and Different Forms of Artificial Intelligence (MSI-AUT).
Ms Altenh枚ner-Dion will reflect on the Council of Europe鈥檚 efforts to assess both the threats and opportunities of AI for human rights. The Council of Europe鈥檚 new website on AI provides a useful illustration of recent initiatives, forthcoming events, and projects planned.
Increasing numbers of Europeans reap the benefits of AI every day as unprecedented progress is made in a wide range of fields, including industrial productivity, health care, transportation and logistics. At the same time, there is growing concern amongst the public about the broader implications of the use, and possible abuse, of automated data processing and mathematical modelling for individuals, for communities, and for societies. Ms Altenh枚ner-Dion will attempt to provide answers to a number of emerging questions:
Can computational data analytics replace the reasoning of a trained judge when applying the law to a specific context? How does algorithmic decision-making affect the delivery of essential public services and our recruitment and employment conditions?
Can individuals remain visible as independent agents in societies that are shaped by optimisation processes?
What is the effect on freedom of expression and the plurality of public communication spaces when individuals are micro-targeted with messages that are based on profiling?
And finally: how does the increasing reliance on mainly privately developed and run technology square with the rule of law and the fundamental principle of democratic societies that all power must be accountable before the law?
The 鈥滶uropean Encounters鈥 series echoes 牛牛资源' LLB Law programme鈥檚 intention to offer its students unique opportunities to engage with UK and European policy makers, and to explore cutting edge issues such as the relationship between technology and European human rights.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2019 | 9:30am - 11:30am |
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