13 Amendments of Annika BRUNA related to 2020/2017(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality and respect for difference is a core principle of the European Union enshrined in the Treaties, and should be reflected in all EU policies, not least in education, culture and the audiovisual;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is a core principle of the European Union enshrined in the Treaties, and should be reflected in all EU policies, not least in education, culture and the audiovisual;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas AI should not be used to influence in any way opinions, perceptions or the exercise of free will by individuals;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women are significantly underrepresented in the AI sectors, either as creators or consumers; whereas the full potential of women’s skills, knowledge and qualifications in the digital, AI and ICT (information, communication and technology) fields can contribute to boosting the European economy; whereas globally only 22 % of AI professionals are female; whereas in the lack of women in AI development not only increases the risk of bias, but also deprives the EU of talent, vision and resources, and is therefore an obstacle to innovationarea of AI, as in all sectors of activity, the number of women involved must not constitute a key analytical criterion, given that it simply reflects women's own choices;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that AI has great potential to promote gender equality provided that conscious and unconscious bias are eliminated; stresses the need for AI to respect the principles and values of equality and non- discrimination between women and men; stresses, further, the importance of a risk- based approach and of continuous monitoring of existing and new algorithms; emphasises that the latter must not, on any account and in any way, undermine freedoms and the exercise of free will;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that AI must serve users and should not on any account be used to alter individuals' perceptions, ways of thinking or exercise of free will in any way;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for policies targeted at increasing the participation of women in the fields related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and AI, and the adoption of a multi-level approach to address the gender gap in all levels of education and employment in the digital sector, while respecting the different choices that men and women make;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take into account AI from a gender perspective when developing policy and legislation, and, if necessary, adapt current legislation, including EU programmes;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to devise policy measures that fully incorporate the gender dimension, such as awareness-raising campaigns, training and curricula, which should provide information to citizens on how algorithms operate, and their impact on citizens’ daily lives;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of the development and deployment of AI applications in the educational, cultural and audiovisual sectors in collecting more accurate and sex-disaggregated data, and applying modern machine learning de- biasing techniques, if needed, to correct stereotype gender bias, which may have negative impacts;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for diverse teams of developers and engineers working alongside the main actors in the educational, cultural and audiovisual sector in order to prevent gender and cultural bias being inadvertently included in AI algorithms, systems and applications.at the freedom to work and undertake training must not be restricted by binding employment policies, such as mandatory quotas based on criteria such as gender;