Activities of Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ 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 (70)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Fourth Industrial Revolution, digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) are leading to fundamental and structural changes toin the labour market, the workplaces and the work profile of every workers but also in consumer behaviour and the way people live in general;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that European leadership can be a reality; notes that a second wave of digitalisation lies ahead; underlines that a common EU approach can make Europe the most innovative region in the world by 2030; stresses that digital revolution must contribute to sustainable development and benefit all citizens, while balancing the economic, ethical and environmental dimensions; further recognises that AI is an engine for sustainable transformation;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that gender stereotypes greatly influence study choices and hence, career choices: less than 3% of teenage girls in EU Member States express an interest in working as an ICT professional at the age of 301a; _________________ 1a2018 International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls that globally only 22 % of AI professionals are female; whereas the lack of women in AI development not only increases the risk of bias, but also the risk that the products developed are not specially catered to the needs of female consumers;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Demands that digital connectivity should be a key element to address; calls to the Commission to urgently address the existing digital divide and analyse the impact of digital technologies with regards to unequal access to technology, on the depopulation phenomenon and disparities in connectivity across the Member States;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Highlights that one of AI’s biggest weaknesses relates to conveying certain types of biases, such as the ones related to gender, as a result of humans’ inherent biases being reproduced and magnified through the design, input and use of AI systems; considers that AI has great potential to promote gender equality provided that the transformation of human biases and prejudices into digital ones through algorithms is fought and this requires high data quality standards for the training and validation of AI systems;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Takes note that 30% of entrepreneurs, in the EU, are women, but they only receive 2% of the non-bank financing available1a, making it harder for them to participate in the digital economy; _________________ 1aFunding women entrepreneurs. How to empower growth. European Commission, 2018
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Recalls that the ICT sector is the sector with the highest percentage of all- male company boards; and welcomes the Commission’s intention to encourage the adoption of the 2012 proposal for a Directive on gender balance among non- executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges (the Women on Boards Directive);
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Stresses that the Fundamental Rights Agency’s survey on violence against women shows that high incidences of sexual harassment have been reported in STEM education sites, including in schools, universities and workplaces, which further excludes women from the sector;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. The shaping of a fair digital sector must go hand-in-hand with educational aspects, socialisation, fair working conditions, work-life balance, democracy, good governance and strong public services;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that gender equality is a core principle of the European Union and should be reflected in all EU policies; underlines the importance of ensuring gender mainstreaming in digital education at all levels; recalls that women’s participation in the digital economy is crucial to shaping a flourishing digital society and to boosting the EU’s digital internal market;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Highlights that science, innovation and R&D will be indispensable to attain the objectives of inclusive digital transformation and European digital sovereignty;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas AI constitutes a strategic priority, the full potential of which can only be exploited if users and consumers are aware of the potential benefits and challenges it brings; whereas enterprises as well as workers and their representatives are often aware of neither AI applications nor of their underlying functions and data; whereas there are cases of AI applications in breach of existing regulations, such as data protection;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Asks for, in what concerns measures in education, the Commission and the Member States to set up mentoring schemes with female role models in ICT within all levels of education starting from an early age; also calls on the Commission and the Member States to support lifelong learning, as well as training and schemes to boost the e- skills, upskilling and reskilling of girls and women;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Asks for, in what concerns measures in employment, the Council to unblock and adopt the Woman on Boards directive; urges Member States to fully transpose and implement the work life balance directive; calls on the Commission and Member States to reduce the gender gap in the digital economy through targeted measures, including European funds to finance female-led projects in the digital sector, the promotion of a minimum number of women researchers participating in ICT projects, training courses for HR departments on ‘unconscious gender- discriminatory bias’ to promote gender- balanced recruitment, adoption of public procurement policies and/or guidelines on the purchase of ICT services from providers that apply a gender balance in the composition of their companies and boards, and facilitating the distribution of European funds to companies that take into account gender balance criteria;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. Whereas the COVID-19 pandemic underlined the importance of digital solutions, including teleworking, as well as its technical and social implications; whereas there are no common provisions at Union level, as regards the application of AI at the workplace, which could lead to market distortions and competition disadvantages; whereas AI should be subject to an appropriate regulatory framework;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the EU has an enormously strong SME sector; recalls that this second wagve of digitalisation could lead to a strong industrial development of SMEs; reinforces the need to accelerate the digitalisation of SMEs and help them overcome barriers in adopting AI applications; calls for a goal of 500 digital unicorns within 10 years;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the OECD has drawn up recommendations on AI[1]; [1] OECD, "Recommendation of the Council on Artificial Intelligence”, 2019, https://legalinstruments.oecd.org/en/instr uments/OECD-LEGAL-0449
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recognizes that the less digitally mature sectors are facing both internal and external barriers to the adoption of the AI that need to be clearly identified; stresses that for the most part, and especially for SMEs, barriers to the adoption of AI are similar to those hindering digitalisation;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that AI can significantly contribute to promoting gender equality, provided that an appropriate legal and ethical framework is developed, conscious and unconscious biases are eliminated and the principles of gender equality are respected; stresses the lack of diversity in the AI sector within teams of developers and engineers, and the importance of using sex- disaggregated data when developing products, AI standards, algorithms and applications; encourages the relevant actors to take action and promote a greater participation of women in the design, development and implementation of machine learning, natural language processing and AI;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas the Council of the European Union encourages the promotion of an ethical and human- centred approach with regard to AI[1]; [1] Council of the European Union “Council Conclusions on Shaping Europe’s Digital future”, June 2020
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas social partners at Union level concluded a framework agreement on digitalisation, which amongst others includes a chapter on “Artificial intelligence and guaranteeing the human in control principle”[1]; [1] European Social Partners Framework Agreement on Digitalisation, June 2020
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Stresses that the successful development and deployment of AI in Europe is dependent on increasing the availability of high-quality data; highlights that using biased data sets can inadvertently lead to biased AI applications and notes especially the risk for reproducing gender, cultural, ethnic, social, disability or sexual orientation biases; underlines the need to acknowledge and address all bias in data- based systems both in their development and use;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas efforts to tackle gender bias and inequality in the digital sector are insufficient; whereas the gender gap persists across all digital technology domains and especially with regard to AI, thereby solidifying a male-biased trajectory for the digital sector in the foreseeable future;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Points out that AI solutions have the potential to improve working conditions and the quality of life, including improved work-life balance and better accessibility for people with disabilities, to predict labour market development and to support human resource management in preventing human bias, yet they can also raise concerns as regards privacy and occupational health and safety, such as the right to disconnect, and lead to disproportionate and illegal surveillance and monitoring of workers and consumers, infringing their dignity and privacy, as well as discriminatory treatment, including in recruitment processes, due to biased algorithms, including gender or racially and ethnically biased algorithms[1] and algorithms to the detriment of vulnerable groups; is concerned, furthermore, that AI can undermine the freedom and autonomy of people and contribute to mental health problems of workers, such as burnout, “techno stress”, psychological overload and fatigue; stresses that AI solutions in the work place must be transparent, fair and avoid any negative implications for the workers; [1] European Parliament: “Education and employment of women in science, technology and the digital economy, including AI and its influence on gender equality”, April 2020.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the futuree importance of a common European approach with regard to the ethical aspects of AI; underlines that regulatory framework for AI in the European Union shouldmust ensure that consumers' and workers’ rights are fully respected and adapted to the new forms of work relations and work organisation, in a way that secures jobsin digital economy, and contribute to better working and iemproves upon wages and working conditions, while safeguarding the quality of employmentloyment conditions, including a better work-life balance; stresses, in addition, that the European AI framework shouldmust respect European values, Union rules and the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the COVID crisis provides an opportunity to speed up digitalisation; calls for financial incentives for SMEs that want to enter new markets; recognises the concern that large firms have better capabilities to take advantage of the opportunities provided by AI which could lead to overconcentration in the market of large firms and multinationals;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for special attention to be paid to women as vulnerablethe needs of women consumers and to the rise in cyber violence against women in the digital world, and welcomesasks for the Commission’s proposal on the digital services act (COM(2020)0825), which is addressing these issu to address these issues; calls for campaigns to raise awareness and educate women in how to protect themselves online, and to combat gender-based violence and gender stereotypes; urges the Commission and the Member States to work closely with and involve women’s civil society organisations in order to better respond to and alleviate the concerns that exist in the everyday life of women and girls when designing and implementing consumer and public tech policies.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recognises that the EU is lagging behind in the AI global competition; emphasises that the focus on services for citizens and businesses creates a global market segment in which the EU can lead, respecting its structural principles and values , including our Digital Identity, which are focusing on upholding fundamental rights, strong ethical aspects, legal safeguards and liability, thus protecting our democratic societies and citizens;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the employment and social acquis of the Union fully applies to AI and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure proper enforcement and to address any potential legislative gaps; notes that the Union can become a global leader in promoting a socially responsible use of AI;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls for Commission to develop innovative and proportionate rules for a trustworthy digital society, ensuring it should be fully inclusive, fair and accessible for all;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines that AI has to be human-centric, transparent, safe and secure and must comply with fundamental rights and applicable laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), throughout the system’s entire life cycle, especially when it is deployed at the workplace; calls for the development of a robust certification system, based on test procedures and guided by the precautionary principle, which would allow businesses to demonstrate that their AI products comply with fundamental rights and Union standards;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Highlights that we need a European legal framework on AI, robotics and related technologies that addresses ethical principles and fundamental rights in their development, deployment and use; notes that such framework should agree on ethical and technical standards to govern the use of new technologies, such as AI;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points out that a comprehensive risk assessment should come before the development, deployment and implementation of AI systems, evaluating its impact on fundamental rights and working conditions, including in terms of occupational health and safety, as well as its social consequences; assessments should cover risks related to human decision-making and social discrimination, as well as the evaluation of occupational risks arising;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Stresses that AI products and services may deliver different experiences to different consumers; highlights the importance of gender and ethnic diversity in digital careers to achieve digital products and services that fully address and represent the diverse set of experiences and needs of European consumers;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Underlines that competent authorities should have access to all information concerning the data used for training, statistical models and theoretical principles related to AI solutions as well as the empirical validity of their outcomes;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls for the application of the precautionary principle with regard to new technologies based on AI; underlines the fundamental principle that humans must always be in control of machines and AI and that AI decision making must be accountable and contestable and where relevant reversible; stresses that safety and security standards for AI must be respected and highlights the importance of regular checks and controls in this regard to prevent erroneous AI output; recalls that liability with regard to the use of AI must be clearly defined, both in the event of occupational accidents and damage caused to third parties;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Underlines that the digital transition must be better reflected in education and training systems and go hand-in-hand with improvements as regards democracy at work, good governance and strong public services;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Reiterates the importance of education and continuous learning to develop the qualifications necessary in the digital age and to tackle digital exclusion; calls on the Member States to invest in high quality, responsive and inclusive education, vocational training and life- long learning systems as well as re- skilling and up-skilling policies for workers in sectors that are potentially severely affected by AI; highlights the need to provide people with the necessary literacy, numeracy and digital skills as well as competences in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and cross-cutting soft skills, such as critical thinking, creativity and entrepreneurship; underlines that special attention must be paid to the inclusion of disadvantaged groups in this regard;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that AI and any related legislation must not in any way affect the exercise of fundamental rights as recognised in the Member States and at Union level, including the right or freedom to strike or to take other action covered by the specific industrial relations systems in Member States, in accordance with national law and/or practice, or affect the right to negotiate, to conclude and enforce collective agreements, or to take collective action in accordance with national law and/or practice;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. UrgStresses the Commissionneed for social dialogue as regards the implementation of AI in general and tahe Member States to ensure that the implementation of AI enforces the dialogue between social partners and to allowad of any AI deployment at company level in particular; considers indispensable that workers and their representatives be consulted and receive sufficient information right from the start of the decision making process; underlines that the deployment of AI needs to be transparent and that AI systems at the workplace must respect the privacy and dignity of workers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure trade unions access to the work floorworkplaces, albeit in digital form, in order to promote collective bargaining and guarantee a human-centred approach to AI at work;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for massive investment in clusters of excellence; calls to the Commission to facilitate the development of digital innovation hubs across the Member States in order to ensure the capacity-building, sharing of best practices in AI development and deployment and to mobilise the research and innovation along the entire value chain; recognises that such digital innovation hubs can also contribute to attract the access to talent and research capabilities in AI;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls to the Commission to initiate cross-sectoral dialogues, giving priority to healthcare, rural administrations and public service operators in order to present an action plan to facilitate the development, research and adoption of AI applications;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that special attention must be paid to data collected at the workplace with the help of AI, in particular if it is used for human resources decisions; calls on social partners at company level to jointly analyse and monitor the deployment of AI; calls on the Commission and social partners to analyse the need for special provisions on data protection at the workplace in the context of AI; stresses that workers are the owners of their data, even after the end of an employment relationship;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls for more investment in research, innovation, science and the scientific community, which is the driving force of the technological and digital revolution;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Demands measures to end to the brain drain and attract the best minds to the EU; considers that the new Skills Agenda for Europe must address the challenges of adapting and raising new qualifications that reinforce the green and digital transition, including ethical aspects of AI;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the importance of cooperation between academics, industry, social partners and governments on research and innovation in digital technologiesregarding the digital transition, so that all social and human aspects are taken into account1 ; __________________ 1 European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, ‘Digitalisation and occupational safety and health – An EU-OSHA research programme’, p. 10.
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recognizes the need to protect the citizens and workers potentially at risk of displacement due to AI; calls to the Commission to develop strategies to manage digital transition by supporting reskilling programs, improving professional education, ensuring greater access to talent and provide long-life trainings for the current and future workforce with particular focus on SMEs; notes that education and transparency of new data driven technologies is important for the workforce to be able to understand, and be part of, the fair implementation; stresses the right of employees to know where and how their data is collected; Calls on social partners to explore the potential of digitalisation, data and AI to increase sustainable productivity, improve the well-being of their workforces while respecting workers’ rights as well as investing in awareness rising and digital literacy schemes;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that it should be mandatory for users, including workers, and consumers to be informed when a system uses AI, particularly with regard to personalised products or services, and to receive meaningful information, in easily understandable and accessible form, on all ethical aspects of AI applications relevant to them, to take informed decisions; stresses the importance of understanding how algorithms process and value data and how this can be limited or stopped; highlights the need for competence development through training and education for workers and their representatives with regard to AI in the workplace to better understand the implications of AI solutions;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Stresses that 90% of jobs require basic digital skills while 42% of EU citizens lack basic digital skills1a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single- market/en/digital-economy-and-society- index-desi
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Calls for promoting the creation and expansion of digital knowledge and support the research programmes and networks created among European universities in order to help European businesses and entrepreneurs attract the best talent and become the vanguard of digital innovation worldwide. Skills shortages and mismatches can be prevented by improving and facilitating connections between the education and training systems and the needs of companies to innovate;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Stresses that in order for new digitalisation wave to be successful, one of the crucial challenges is to provide sufficient digital skills for European digital sector; recalls that women are under-represented at all levels in the digital sector in Europe, from students (32% at Bachelor, Master or equivalent level)up to top academic positions (15%) and that the gap is largest in ICT specialist skills and employment, where only 18% are women in the EU2a _________________ 2a https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single- market/en/news/digital-economy- scoreboard-shows-women-europe-are- less-likely-work-or-be-skilled-ict
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that AI deployment is key to European competitiveness in the digital era; highlights that to facilitate the uptake of AI in Europe, a common European approach is needed to avoid internal market fragmentation; calls for promoting AI technologies aimed at improving public services with collective benefits; stresses that AI can help to break down the silos by linking and streamlining public services to improve administration for the benefit of citizens and businesses as well as provide real- time data bases for services and decision making;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the use of AI applications, algorithms and process development affecting all aspects of work and workers’ rights, such as recruitment processes, must not discriminate against workers and vulnerable groups or reinforce inequalities on the pretextbased ofn gender, age, disability or nationality;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. States that increased digitalisation will bring new energy needs but also contribute to bring efficiency with providing better understanding of processes and leading to their improvements; recognises that AI can help to identify where energy improvements can be made for energy and costs savings; furthermore AI can better help to measure energy efficiency, improve energy management and access to renewable storage;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates its call for a prohibition of the use of AI in recruitment processes;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines that AI must not reinforce gender inequalities and stereotypes by transforming analogue biases and prejudices into digital ones through algorithms;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its call for legal protection ofor platform workers and teleworkers, as well as the recognition of their status as such, to ensure that their entitlement; calls on the Member States to ensure full access to full social security protection is upheldfor platform workers;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that access to big data is a key for the development of AI; calls for a new approach to data regulation; underlines the importance of level playing field and EU wide interoperability when using the exponentially increasing amount of the industrial and public data; recalls that success of the Union’s data economy as well as AI development and deployment primary depends on the wider ICT ecosystem, closing the digital divide, upskilling and reskilling of workforce, developing the IoT, fibre, quantum, block;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recalls that access to data must result from a transparent trade-off with citizens; recognises that when citizens authorize the use of the data, receiving as counterpart better services of general interest and a more competitive offer from the market; states that transparency and monitoring of the use of data must be ensured;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to ensure that people from diverse backgrounds, including women, young people, people of colour and people with disabilities are included in the development, deployment and use of AI; recalls that AI-based technologies at the workplace must be accessible for all, based on the design for all principle;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to improve labourthe working and employment conditions for platform workers in its upcoming legislative proposal in order to guarantee healthy and safe working environments, quality employment and decent wages, the right to disconnect, the obligation of employers to offer perpetual digital retraining, and full, transparent checks of employees’ online identity;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Warns against overregulating AI; recalls that regulation must be balanced, agile, permanently evaluated, and based on soft regulation except for high-risk areas; recognises that a regulatory approach to the definition of risk focusing only on high-risk sectors (healthcare, transport, energy and parts of the public sector) and high-risk uses or purposes can lead to potential loopholes;
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to update the European Skills Agenda and, the Digital Education Action Plan, so that workers can upskill and become qualified for the challenges of the future world of work; calls on the Member States to update their national vocational and professional training and upskilling programmes so as to ensure digital literacy and promote digital inclusion (οn average, 16 % of EU workers fear that digitalisation will render their skills outdated2 ) as well as national vocational and professional training and upskilling programmes, to better address the challenges of adapting and acquiring qualifications and knowledge, in view of the ecological and digital transition, including ethical aspects of AI; underlines the need to make ethical aspects of AI and the development of skills for ethical purposes an integral part of any education and training curricula for developers and people working with AI; recalls that developers, programmers, decision-makers and companies dealing with AI must be aware of their ethical responsibility; considers it likewise important to ensure that end users and consumers are provided with comprehensive information and that there are regular exchanges between all relevant stakeholders in this regard; __________________ 2 Cedefop, ‘Artificial or human intelligence? Digitalisation and the future of jobs and skills: opportunities and risks’, p. 3.
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Notes that data-driven technologies, including AI are becoming the dominant force in the digital economy; states that any regulatory framework will need to address the question of production and use, interoperability, access to and sharing of data, reskilling of workforce and data management, in particularly SMEs;
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Supports the creation of "ecosystem of trust" as stated in the Commission's White paper on AI that should give citizens sufficient confidence to take up AI applications and provide to companies and public organisation the legal certainty to innovate in AI deployment;
Amendment 153 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Highlights that EU continues its international cooperation on AI with like- minded countries and global players with the approach of EU rules and values; calls on the Commission to closely monitor international level playing field in AI development and deployment;
Amendment 158 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that access to AI solutions is closely linked to access to high speed internet and therefore broadband coverage should be apriority in order to avoid discrimination and unequal access to these technologies;