Activities of Benoît BITEAU related to 2020/2216(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Shaping the digital future of Europe: removing barriers to the functioning of the digital single market and improving the use of AI for European consumers
Amendments (11)
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the European Parliament voted in October 2020 on the initiative report "Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies";
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that issues related to the wellbeing of agricultural workers and/or operators, animal welfare, and other ethical aspects should bare a priority when it comes to assessing the applicabilityimpacts of AI in the sector;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Affirms that the principle of “public money, public data” should guide the research, development and implementation of artificial intelligence, where public funds are involved; stresses that any public financing of artificial intelligence in agriculture should focus on holistic solutions to common environmental, climate and food security challenges, whilst also integrating its socio-economic impact, in order to put innovation at the service of the common good;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that targeted investments should be made in AI and innovative tools intendede need to assess social and environnemental consequences on rural economy before making investments in AI and innovative tools, and that it is also necessary to evaluate if they are able to improve the quality and use of natural resources, such as soil and water for agriculture production in the EU;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers that the digital divide is an obstacle to sharing the advantages of the artificial intelligence sector; stresses that farmers need to be trained and made aware of their rights and obligations in the use of artificial intelligence, to enable them to harvest potential benefits while ensuring their autonomy; considers that the implementation of artificial intelligence tools is not an end in itself, but should only be driven by the needs asserted by farmers themselves, in a bottom-up participatory process;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Stresses that investment in artificial intelligence is a major financial risk and can lead to an exacerbation of the farmers' over-indebtedness, thus increasing their dependence on other actors in the agricultural sector and contributing to a shift of the value produced by farms to agro-equipment suppliers;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that robots, automated tractors and drones that rely on artificial intelligence will be an additional factor in the ongoing and large-scale job loss in the agricultural sector and that appropriate measures should be implemented to preserve the family-model of European agriculture should be preserved and that the introduction of AI technologies cshould be harnessed to support the family model and sustain traditional practices;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that AI is built and trained on datasets, both public and private, and enabling sharing and access to essential and well-defined data sets will be key to fully unlock the potential of the Green Deal; calls on the Commission to assess which datasets are essential for the ecological transition in the context of sustainable agriculture, inter alia in production, transportation, carbon, energy and biodiversity impact, as well as end-of life handling; calls on the Commission to consider extending the scope of the high value datasets defined in Directive (EU) 2019/1024 on Open Data to private actors and ensure that public money always result in public results and data;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Underlines that the quality of data collection and data sets used to train the AI has a major impact on achieving the efficiency and values we strive for; Call the Commission to ensure standardisation of datasets and a high quality review in order to eliminate biases and incorporate Green deal values in the AI products;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that AI technologies can and should be used to improve the traceability of products including issues such as origin or production methods;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on all Member States not to include in their common agricultural policy strategic plans and rural development plans measures to support the introduction and wider use of safe and reliable AI and innovative tools at affordable rates for beneficiaries as long as ethical, responsibility and insurance questions have not been solved;