2020/2012(INL) Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2020/10/19
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2020/10/19
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2020/04/21
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2020/02/19
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Amendments | Dossier |
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2020/2012(INL)
2020/04/15
CULT
88 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the creation and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the areas of culture, education and information policy raises and will continue to raise a wide range of ethical issues; calls on the European Institutions to engage in long- term thinking about the impact of AI on our democratic debates, our societies and the very nature of human beings, in order to be able to pave the way for a technology that respects our freedom, our way of life and human rights;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need to develop criteria for the development, the deployment and the use of AI in education, media and the cultural and creative sectors, by developing benchmarks for ethically responsible and accepted uses of AI technologies in these areas; underlines that these criteria must be constantly adjusted to the progress in AI technologies and must aim to promote the ultimate common public good and wellness of the society;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need to develop criteria for the use of AI in education, media and creative sectors, by developing benchmarks for ethically responsible and accepted uses of AI technologies in these areas, including a clear liability regime for products resulting from AI use;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need to develop criteria for the use of AI in education, media, youth and creative sectors, by developing benchmarks for ethically responsible and accepted uses of AI technologies in these areas; underlines that these criteria must be constantly adjusted to the progress in AI technologies in order for the benefits of AI to be accessible to everyone;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need to develop tailor- made criteria for the use of AI in education, media and creative sectors
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need to develop criteria for the use of AI in education, research, security policy, media and creative sectors, by developing benchmarks for ethically responsible and accepted uses of AI technologies in these areas; underlines that these criteria must be constantly adjusted to the progress in AI technologies;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need to develop criteria for the use of AI in education, media and creative sectors, by de
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Notes that every child enjoys the right to public quality education at all levels; therefore, calls for the development, the deployment and the use of quality AI systems that facilitate and provide quality educational tools for all at all levels and stresses that the deployment of new AI systems into schools should not lead to make a wider digital gap in society;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Not
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notices that
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notices that AI personalised learning systems are increasingly being deployed in schools and universities, which is changing the role of teachers in the learning process to one more of facilitation; stresses that this shift should be reflected in curricula, while at the same time pointing out that financial and technological support must be provided for individuals seeking to acquire appropriate skills and also specialised training in information and communications technology;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notices that AI personalised learning systems are increasingly being deployed in schools and universities, which is changing the role of teachers in the learning process
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notices that AI personalised learning systems are increasingly being deployed in schools and universities, which is changing the role of teachers in the learning process to one more of facilitation; stresses that this shift should be reflected in curricula and that the necessary specific training must be provided for professionals in the field of (formal and informal) education and for students;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notices that AI personalised learning systems are increasingly being deployed in schools and universities,
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notices that specialised robotics and AI personalised learning systems are increasingly being deployed in schools and universities, which is changing the
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notices that AI personalised learning systems are increasingly being deployed in schools and universities, which is gradually changing the role of teachers in the learning process to one more of facilitation; stresses that this shift should be assessed throughout and, if necessary, reflected in curricula;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notices that AI personalised learning systems are increasingly being
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses that where machine learning is used in the selection of potential students, adequate safeguards must be implemented, including informing applicants of these procedures and their rights in this regard; notes that the relevant algorithms need to be trained on broad data sets in order to prevent the algorithms from unfairly discriminating against certain groups; is of the view that the relevant decisions taken with the help of automated processes need to be explainable, including, if necessary, to the rejected students;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls for an AI, robotics and related technologies strategy at Union level in order to transform and update our educational systems, prepare our educational institutions at all levels and equip teachers and pupils with skills and abilities; considers that the framework on ethics should also provide a set of ethical recommendations in order to help deal with AI, robotics and related technologies in education;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses that children need special protection measures related to the data that might be gathered by AI technologies, and recalls the need to adopt an ethical regulation to ensure an adequate protection level and privacy standards, in particular with regard to their educational path;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasises that teachers have a significant role to play in the educational process and must be familiar with the artificial intelligence systems they will be using for this purpose without, however, sidelining their role and physical presence;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Underlines the importance of using AI, robotics and related technologies in schools and universities thereby enabling them to adopt new, more efficient learning methods that will increase the success rates of pupils and students; underlines the importance of training teachers, pupils and students with the know-how regarding the ethical aspects of AI, robotics and related technologies;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Notes that there is a need to clarify the concept of arts and cultural and creative works, as well as the role of humans as creators and artists, when AI technologies are involved in the creation of the works; stresses the need to clarify the framework of intellectual property rights applicable to AI-generated works;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3 c. Stresses that open and equal access to AI, robotics and related technologies across the Union and within Member States is of utmost importance; considers that the Union support for AI, robotics and related technologies innovation and research should be widely available across the Union; stresses the importance, in this framework, of special support that should be given to tech developers and beneficiaries from disadvantaged and disabilities groups;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Acknowledges the great potential of AI in the areas of information and media; underlines that, if not regulated, it might have also ethically adverse effects by spreading fake news, creating information bubbles and exploiting biases incorporated into AI algorithms; recalls that a free and complete education is a necessary condition to enable citizens to take full advantage of the fundamental human right referred to in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which stipulates that 'Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontier';
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Acknowledges the gr
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Acknowledges the great potential of AI in the areas of information and media; underlines that, if not regulated, it might have also ethically adverse effects by spreading fake news, creating information bubbles and exploiting biases incorporated into AI algorithms;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Acknowledges the great potential of AI in the areas of information and media; underlines that, if not regulated,
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Acknowledges the great potential of AI in the areas of information and media; underlines that
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Acknowledges the great potential of AI in the areas of information and media; underlines that, if not
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the creation and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the areas of culture, education and security and information policy raises and will continue to raise a wide range of ethical issues; stresses that, in connection with AI, the protection of human dignity must always be taken into account;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Acknowledges the great potential of AI in the areas of information and media; underlines that, if not regulated, it might have also ethically adverse effects by generating and spreading fake news, creating information bubbles and exploiting biases incorporated into AI algorithms;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Considers that the use of certain types of AI, such as facial recognition and behaviour detection systems, may have a damaging effect on the role of media and journalists as watchdogs of democracy; underlines, therefore, that the use of those systems in public spaces should be prohibited;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that med
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises the need to raise awareness and understanding in the general public about the role and impact of AI through formal and non-formal education, including about the use of algorithms and their impact, inter alia, on jobs and privacy; considers that education should empower citizens to develop
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that education should empower citizens to develop new forms of critical thinking, including ‘algorithm awareness’ and the ability to reflect on the impact of AI on information, knowledge, and decision-making; recommends that the Commission promote AI-, robotics- and technology-related formats of education and continuous education;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that education should empower citizens to develop new forms of critical thinking, including ‘algorithm awareness’ and the ability to reflect on the impact of AI on information, knowledge, and decision-making, and give them an understanding of the place occupied by IT systems in selecting, interpreting, storing and representing data;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that education should empower citizens to develop new forms of critical thinking, including ‘algorithm awareness’ and the ability to reflect on the impact of AI on information, knowledge, and decision-making; such qualities are, in any case, required for the study of the humanities and should continue to be cultivated;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that education should empower citizens to develop new forms of critical thinking
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that education should empower citizens to develop new forms of critical thinking, including ‘algorithm awareness’, an understanding of the functioning of AI and its inherent biases, and the ability to reflect on the impact of AI on information, knowledge, and decision-making;
Amendment 5 #
1. Recalls that the
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that special attention must be given to upholding the rights of minors, given the particular influence of education on their future, specifically the right to privacy and access to education, ensuring equal opportunities in every case;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the importance for transparency and accountability of algorithms used by media streaming companies, in order to ensure access to culturally and linguistically diverse content;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the importance for transparency and accountability of algorithms used by media streaming companies, in order to ensure access to culturally and linguistically diverse content; believes that every user should be properly informed when an algorithm is used to recommend content and optimise his or her choices; stresses that such algorithms should be designed in such a way that they do not privilege specific works by limiting their ‘personalised’ suggestions to the most popular works; considers that any user should also be able to disable content recommendation by AI;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the importance for transparency and accountability of algorithms used by media streaming companies, in order to ensure access to culturally and linguistically diverse content; stresses that such algorithms should be designed in such a way that they
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the importance for transparency and accountability of algorithms used by media streaming companies, in order to ensure access to culturally and linguistically diverse content; stresses that such algorithms should be designed in such a way that they do not privilege specific works by limiting their ‘personalised’ suggestions to the most popular works; calls for full transparency on the algorithms used regarding creative sectors; recalls the importance of copyright protection and data protection in ethics;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the importance for transparency and accountability of algorithms used by
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the importance
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the importance for transparency and accountability of algorithms used by media streaming companies, in order to ensure access to culturally and linguistically diverse content; stresses that such algorithms should be designed in such a way that they
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the importance for transparency and accountability of algorithms used by media streaming companies, in order to ensure access to culturally and linguistically diverse content; stresses that such algorithms should be designed in such a way that they do not privilege specific works by limiting their ‘personalised’ suggestions to the most popular works; recalls that transparency of these algorithms is essential in order to avoid potentially negative repercussions of increased concentration of cultural data in the hands of major platforms for continuous media coverage, thereby ensuring access to genuine cultural openness and guaranteeing freedom of creation;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the creation and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the areas of culture, education
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Emphasises that educational institutions should only use AI systems for education purposes that have been audited and certified as ethical, beneficial and acting consistently with human rights principles; reminds that open source software and open technologies are best suited for such purposes;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Insists that user data collected by AI, such as cultural preferences or educational performance, cannot be transmitted or used without the owner's knowledge;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Notes that AI systems developed, deployed and used in the Union need to reflect its cultural diversity and its multilingualism;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Notes that sport has always embraced technological innovation; considers, nevertheless, that the use of AI technologies is increasingly raising questions of fair competition in sport
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Notes that the use of AI technologies is increasingly raising questions of fair competition in sport;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Notes that the use of AI technologies is spreading rapidly into sports competitions; therefore, it is increasingly raising questions of fair competition in sport; stresses that this area needs a regulatory framework
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Notes that the use of AI technologies is increasingly raising questions of fair competition in sport;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Notes that the use of AI technologies is increasingly raising questions of fair competition in sport;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Recommends the involvement of the civil society, universities, trade unions and employers associations in the process of drafting a framework on ethics and underlines the important added value of these stakeholders in the drafting of any regulatory framework; stresses the involvement of youth organisations in the process, knowing the impact this technologies will have on their future;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need to develop clear, comprehensive and tailored criteria for the use of AI in education, media
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Emphasises that opportunities provided by digitisation and new technologies, including artificial intelligence, should not lead to negligence in conservation of originals and to the disregard of traditional access to original heritage and traditional forms of promoting culture;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Strongly believes that there is an urgent need to examine how time- honoured human rights frameworks and conventions, as well as the obligations that derive from those commitments, can guide actions and policies relating to digital cooperation and digital technology and how human rights can be meaningfully applied to ensure that no gaps in protection are caused by new and emerging technologies;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Stresses, despite numerous advantages, opportunities and benefits presented by digitisation, new technologies and artificial intelligence, the importance of traditional forms of education and their associated social benefits; encourages Member States to promote, support and preserve traditional forms of education;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7 c. Emphasises the need to continue the fight against fake news and asks the Member States to take measures against the spread of "deepfakes" in audiovisual media;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7 c. Encourages Member States to promote and support citizens’ participation in traditional cultural activities;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 d (new) 7 d. Stresses the importance of retraining workers in industries most affected by the automation of tasks and by AI; stresses that new education programmes should focus on developing skills and on the reskilling of workers so that they can seize job opportunities within the new jobs created by AI; encourages lifelong learning and the development of digital literacy programmes in order to help workers adapt to technological changes;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 d (new) Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 e (new) 7 e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote cooperation between the public and private sectors and academia in order to reinforce knowledge sharing, and to promote education and training on ethical implications, safety, and respect for fundamental rights, on the use of robotics and artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on human rights, safety and data privacy;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 e (new) 7 e. Emphasises that AI technologies should clearly not reflect on any sort of profiling bias whether regarding identity, race, age, colour, gender or sexuality or disability;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 f (new) 7 f. Recognises the need to ensure that the teams that design, develop, test and maintain, deploy and procure AI systems reflect the diversity of uses and of society in general, and that they are diverse in terms of gender, culture and age in order to mirror all essential elements of society and avoid bias;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need to develop criteria for the use of AI in education, media and creative sectors, by developing benchmarks for ethically responsible and accepted uses of AI technologies in these areas; underlines that these criteria must be constantly adjusted to the progress in AI technologies; recalls that, to provide these algorithms with a sound basis, it is necessary to impose the principles of conformity of a system with its specifications, transparency, good faith and equity;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 g (new) 7 g. Highlights the role that educational systems can play in fostering and developing an ethical mindset by making people aware and informing them about AI and its use, as well as fostering AI literacy across society; underlines that educating the public to ensure proper skills should be viewed as a prerequisite before the widespread use of AI;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 h (new) 7 h. Notes that along with AI technologies, education systems should also provide measures against technology addiction and lack of personal engagement and measures for responsible use by individual users;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 i (new) 7 i. Recognises the threat that automation and AI might pose to employment and reiterates the need to maintain jobs as a priority, including in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 j (new) 7 j. Emphasises the need to examine thoroughly, properly regulate and efficiently ban the deployment of AI and the automation in political spaces, which include facial recognition, emotion recognition systems, Internet restrictions and controls to limit and restrict opposition views, controlling distributing access to public and social services, as well as disinformation or fake news, data collection, censorship and automated surveillance;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 k (new) 7 k. Strongly believes that AI could have a detrimental impact on the rule of law, democracy and peoples' right of self- determination with respect to their rights to freely determine their political status and to hold opinions without interference, to exercise the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, to receive, and to impart information and ideas of all kinds;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 l (new) 7 l. Notes that AI systems are software-based displaying intelligent behaviour based on the analysis of their environment; stresses that this analysis is based on statistical models of which errors form an inevitable part , sometimes with feedback loops that replicate, reinforce and prolong pre-existing biases, errors and assumptions; notes the need to ensure that systems and methods are in place to allow verification of the algorithm, explicability of the algorithm and access to remedies;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 m (new) 7 m. Highlights the need to ensure that there are binding regulations laying down the rules for a whole spectrum of activity of AI, regulating all possible aspects and ensuring that principles of transparency , accountability and non-discrimination are preserved;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 n (new) 7 n. Reiterates the 2019 Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI and the seven key requirements for trustworthiness of AI which are (a) human agency and oversight (including fostering informed decision-making that is respectful of the individual ) (b) technical robustness and safety; (c) privacy and data governance; (d) transparency; (e) diversity, non- discrimination, and fairness; (f) societal and environmental well-being; and (g) accountability;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 o (new) 7 o. Recognises that AI and automation will have an effect on the globalised economy which might be detrimental by entrenching existing inequalities and prompting regulatory arbitrage;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need to develop criteria for the use of AI in education, media and creative sectors, by developing benchmarks for ethically responsible and accepted uses of AI technologies in these areas;
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