Activities of Helga STEVENS related to 2015/2103(INL)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on Civil Law Rules on Robotics
Amendments (11)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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— to incorporate the following suggestions into its motion for a resolution: considers that the ongoing robotisation of the labour market is bringing about opportunities as well as challenges; stresses that robotisation can increase companies’ competitiveness, which can lead to the creation of more jobs,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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1. there is a need to examine whether the spread of robots brings welfare and progress if this happens in situations in which human labour is unnecessary within the traditional production and service structure – in other words, what conditions are needed in addition to financial security to ensure that people remain healthy, happy and activemore research on the (impact of the) changing labour market is needed to anticipate as efficiently as possible what the effects will be in this regard; underlines that the theoretical benefits of symbiosis between humans and machines should also contribute effectively to wellbeing and development;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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Aa. Whereas technological advancements in the area of robotics and artificial intelligence can be a factor in ensuring and improving fundamental rights for people with disabilities; notes therefore that it is crucial to ensure inclusive and equal access to these technologies;
Amendment 14 #
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1. Considers that guiding ethical rules and principles for the design, engineering and use of robots andre needed to complement the European legal framework; considers that in the field of artificial intelligence amore needed to complement the European legal frameworkresearch and information is required to produce functioning ethical rules and principles for the design and engineering; underlines that workable ethical rules in the area of artificial intelligence do not currently exist and that implementing ethical systems in artificial intelligence, even at a theoretical level, has proved a very challenging issue;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
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2. Believes thatAcknowledges that currently no robust conceptual laws on robotics andor artificial intelligence, especially those with built-in autonomy and the possibility of self- learning, should be subjected to the primary robotics laws or principles, such as a principle that a robot may do not harm to a human being and must obey a human being; these principles should also be in compliancexist and the topic is widely debated in academia; reiterates its call for more research in the field of ethics of artificial intelligence also to increase the likelihood that these future laws on robotics would be aligned with the rights and principles enshrined in the CFR, in particular human dignity, the respect for private and family life, the protection of personal data, the freedom of expression and information, equality and non- discrimination, solidarity, and citizens’ rights and justice;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
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3. an answerthorough consideration must be foundgiven to the question of what provisions might be necessary in terms of the competitiveness of the labour force ifhow the individual and collective competitiveness of all stakeholders could be optimised; points out in this respect that the artificial or genetic development or supplementing of existing human capabilities results in people with extraordinary abilities, thereby altering the meaning of the term 'disability' and conferring an unassailable advantage on people with access to such tools and interventions which will naturally raise ethical and moral questions that should be examined thoroughly and separately;
Amendment 48 #
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3. stresses that an answer must be found to the question of what employment provisions might be necessary in terms of the competitiveness of the labour force if the artificial or genetic development or supplementing of existing human capabilities results in people with extraordinary abilities, thereby altering the meaning of the term 'disability' and conferring an unassailable advantage on people with access to such tools and interventions, and in this regard points out that as human dignity is at the centre of European and international human rights law, it is important to examine how it can be ensured that those who are not yet classified as disabled do not find themselves in the same situation as those living with intellectual disabilities and whether people living with intellectual disabilities will in the future be able to take fully-fledged decisions in the form of supported decision-making as outlined in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with the help of robots and how responsibility will be divided among them;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
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5. Underlines that the free flow of data is a basis for the digital economy and is essential for the development of robotics; highlights that high security of robotics and artificial intelligence systems as a whole, including their internal data systems and data flows, is crucial for the adequate utilisation of robots and artificial intelligence; stresses that a high level of safety, security and privacy of data used for the communication between people and robots and artificial intelligence, together with high quality of voice and sign language recognition systems, has to be ensured; calls on the Commission and Member States to support and incentivise the development of the necessary technology, including security by design and channels of communication;
Amendment 56 #
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4. points out that, whilst robotics and artificial intelligence doclearly promise real advantages in the short and medium term in terms of effectiveness and economy not only for production and trade but also in areas where human intelligence hitherto meant there were only humans (whose work will be increasingly unnecessary), there is a danger of the number of jobs in the field of robotics not increasing to match the number of jobs which are expected to be lost, it believes that in the long term considerable changes will take place, and as a result of those changes, labour and production will have to be organised and adjusted;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
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5. an answer must be found to the question of which areas might see restrictions or a ban on total automation in order to safeguard employment levels, taking into account demographic changes and sustainabissessment must be made of what the expected impact will be in areas where complete or partial automation will take place; further believes that this should not lead to reactionary policy but on the contrary calls for a politcy and any unintended social consequencesbased on reflection and selectivity.
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
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5a. points out that robotisation offers considerable opportunities to bring the manufacturing industry back to the Union and thereby create new employment opportunities, in particular for low-skilled workers.