This is a joint session on AI and equality, co-organised by Equinet and the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (CFNHRI), which is chaired by the Equality and Human Rights Commission of Great Britain (EHRC). It will take place online on 7 June from 15:00 – 16:30 CET.
Background
As technologies evolve, so do our responsibilities to protect equality and human rights. Whether in terms of employment, healthcare, social security, access to justice, and the protection of marginalised groups, technologies such as artificial intelligence can enhance or undermine existing protections.
Speakers include:
- Dee Masters – Barrister, Cloisters Chambers / AI legal consultancy (UK)/Co-author of Equinet’s AI Report “Regulating for an Equal AI”
- Christiaan Duijst, Policy Advisor, Digitalization and Human Rights, Netherlands Institute for Human Rights (The Netherlands)
- Nathalie Schlenzka – Senior Policy Officer, Federal Anti – Discrimination Agency ( FADA) ( Germany)
- Milla Vidina – Policy Officer (AI focus), European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet)
Objectives
This webinar will:
- Look at how emergent technologies have transformed our responsibilities for equality and human rights, and how the rights community, including National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and National Equality Bodies (NEBs), can respond.
- Feature NHRIs and NEBs who have brought technology-enabled discrimination cases to court, advised parliaments and governments on bringing legislation and regulation into the AI-age, and engaged with civil society to understand how we can build in human rights at the ground level. Each will offer examples to contextualise the conversation and set the scene for further discussion from the participants.
- Make explicit the myriad of ways emergent technologies can impact on equality and human rights, through the unique mandate and expertise of NEBs and NHRIs.
Both online and off, it is vital that we can protect human rights and equality for all across the globe.
For more information on Equinet’s work on AI and equality, see our dedicated website.