Author: WLinAI2018
AUDRi: join the movement!
Let’s dare to imagine a future in which all citizens of the global digital ecosystem, no matter who they are or where they live, can enjoy equal rights to safety, freedom, and dignity. We have joined Equality Now and launched the Alliance for Universal Digital Rights (AUDRi), a step towards making that future a
Launching our new campaign for Human Rights in the Digital Age
The digital age is a reality; with its advance, the boundary between our physical and digital worlds is becoming increasingly blurred, yet regulation of the digital world is inconsistent and ineffective, and those who are most profoundly affected by this are the people, groups, and communities with the least power and privilege. To achieve universal
Workers versus Algorithms
Workers versus Algorithms Labour rights in the Age of AI – with Aida Ponte Del Castillo and Jeremias Adams-Prassl Tuesday 28 June, 17.30 BST (18.30 CET) Join us for a fascinating and important discussion with the brilliant Aida Ponte Del Castillo from ETUI and Jeremias Adams-Prassl from Oxford University. We will be talking about employments
Identifying benefits cheats or blatant discrimination?
By: Emma Gibson-WLiAI steering Committee When disabled people living in Manchester started to notice that many in their community were starting to receive letters through the door saying they were being investigated for benefit fraud, they smelt a rat. And now, the Greater Manchester Coalition for Disabled People have launched a legal challenge, together
WLiAI Report on: AIAs for Algorithmic Age
This report shows the urgent need to wrap some controls around systems which have a strong impact on the lives of employees, citizens and service users. Women Leading in AI supports the establishment of an AI agency with the power to authorise high risk AI systems; investigate compliance with standards and deal with complaints. We
Upcoming Event: a licensing model for high risk AI?
We are delighted to announce our next meetup on 13 December 5pm UK time / 6pm CET. We will be joined by Frank Pasquale (Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School and world famous legal scholar, author of The Black Box Society and New Law of Robotics. The discussion will focus on “AI Justification” as an
Our planet needs political action not AI greenwashing
In the lead up to COP 26 I’ve noticed an increasing number of references to how Artificial Intelligence is going to save the planet and help us deal with climate change. But whenever I dig down into those claims, I don’t find much evidence to support them. The UK Government’s National AI strategy, launched in
International Outreach for a Human-Centric Approach to AI: in conversation with Gry Hasselbalch
International Outreach for a Human-Centric Approach to AI Join us on the 26th of October 5pm GMT / 6pm CET for a conversation with Gry Hasselbalch! Gry is co-founder and Research Director of the thinkdotank DataEthics.eu. She works as an independent senior researcher and holds a Ph.D in data ethics, power and the human approach to big data
AI at the intersection with privacy, nondiscrimination and consumer law
8th July at 5pm BST with Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna and Gianclaudio Malgieri moderated by Ivana Bartoletti Join us as we discuss fairness, privacy, consumer law and the upcoming AI regulation such as the EU AI Act – and help us shape our campaigning on this fast-evolving landscape! Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna is a thought leader in transatlantic privacy.
