Activities of Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO related to 2020/2012(INL)
Reports (1)
REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on a framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies
Amendments (27)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the creationdevelopment, the deployment 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; stresses that the Union should lead the way towards an ethical AI anchored in European values and ensuring the protection of the fundamental rights within a more democratic, fair and sustainable Europe;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
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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 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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 23 #
Draft opinion
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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 thatis transitioning to facilitators and tutors; stresses that when students' curricula reflects this shift it should be reflected in curriculaanchored by human centric values which allow for human control and teachers' supervision;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
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 37 #
Draft opinion
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4. Acknowledges the great potential of AI in the areas of information and media; underlines that, if not regulated, itAI technologies might have also ethically adverse effects by spreading fake news, creating information bubbles and exploiting biases incorporated into AI algorithmexploiting bias in data and algorithms that may lead to disseminating disinformation, creating information bubbles and spreading fake news;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
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5. Emphasises that education should empower citizens to develop new forms of critical thinking, including; calls for the establishment of digital literacy tools at all levels of education which include ‘algorithm and data awareness’ and the ability to reflect on the impact of AI on information, knowledge, and decision- making;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
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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 notreflect the cultural diversity of our societies and avoid privilegeing specific works by limiting their ‘personalised’ suggestions to the most popular works; proposes also that this transparency of algorithms could eventually lead to the promotion of more European works;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
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 65 #
Draft opinion
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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. which applies ethical and human centric criteria in their development and use;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 1
1. Declares that the development, deployment and use of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies, including but not exclusively by human beings, should always respect human agency and democratic oversight, as well as allow the retrieval of human control at any time;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that socially responsible artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies should safeguard and promote fundamental rights and values of our society such as democracy, diverse and independent media and objective and freely available information, health and economic prosperity, equality of opportunity, workers’ and social rights, quality education, cultural and linguistic diversity, gender balance, accessibility, digital literacy, innovation and creativity;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 11
11. Proposes that for the purpose of developing responsible cutting-edge artificial intelligence solutions, the potential of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies in this regard should be maximized and explorshould be explored, stimulated and maximized through responsible research and innovation that requires the mobilisation of resources by the Union and its Member States;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
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15. Emphasises that when remote recognition technologies are used by public authorities during times of national emergency, such as during a national health crisis, their use should always be proportionate, limited in time and scope, and respectful of human dignity and fundamental rights;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 17
17. Observes that data are used in large volumes in the development of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies and that the processing, sharing of and, access to and use of such data must be governed in accordance with the requirements of quality, integrity, transparency, security, privacy and control;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 19
19. Notes the added value of having national supervisory authorities in each Member State responsible for ensuring, assessing and monitoring compliance with ethical principles for the development, deployment and use of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies; as well as for harmonising and balancing potential tensions between rights and ethics principles through methods of accountable deliberation;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 21
21. Calls for such authorities to be tasked with promoting regular exchanges with civil society and innovation within the Union by providing assistance to concerned stakeholders, and less digitally- mature companies, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises or start-ups; notably towards awareness-raising and support for development, deployment, training and talent acquisition to ensure efficient technology transfer and access to technologies, projects, results and networks;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
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24. Believes that such a body, as well as the European certification referred to in the following paragraph, would not only benefit the development of Union industry and innovation in that context but also increase the awareness of our citizens regarding the opportunities and risks inherent to these technologies;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 8
Annex I – part B – recital 8
(8) Artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies have been provided with the ability to learn from data and experience, as well as to take founded decisions. Such capacities need to remain subject to meaningful human review, judgment, intervention and control. The technical and operational complexity of such technologies should never prevent their deployer or user from being able to, at the very least, alter or haltenable a fail-safe shutdown, alter, halt or redress them in cases where the compliance with the principles set out in this Regulation is at risk.
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 37
Annex I – part B – recital 37
(37) Sharing and use of data by multiple participants is sensitive and therefore the development, deployment and use of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies should be governed by relevant standards and protocols reflecting the requirements of quality, integrity, security, privacy and control. The data governance strategy should focus on the processing, sharing of and access to such data, including its proper management and traceability, and guarantee the adequate protection of data belonging to vulnerable groups, including people with disabilities, patients, children, minorities and migrants. or other groups at risk of exclusion;
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – recital 45
Annex I – part B – recital 45
(45) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to establish a common legal framework of ethical principles for the development, deployment and use of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies in the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part B – Article 1 – paragraph 1
The purpose of this Regulation is to establish a European common legal regulatory framework of ethical principles for the development, deployment and use of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies in the Union.
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 7 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part B – Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the risk assessment of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies, including software, algorithms and data used or produced by such technologies, shall be carried out on the basis of a risk-based approach and objective criteria harmonised at Union level and in accordance with applicable sectorial legislation.
Amendment 552 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – part B – Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) developed, deployed and used in a resilient manner so that they ensure an adequate level of security by adhering to minimum cybersecurity baselines proportionate to identified risk, and one that prevents any technical vulnerabilities from being exploited for unfair or unlawful purposes;
Amendment 596 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Annex I – part B – Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) developed, deployed and used in a manner that contributes to the narrowing of the digital divide among regions, age groups and social classes, the promotion of digital literacy and skills, innovation and creativity, while respecting intellectual property rights and exploring the potential of these technologies, namely through their explainability, in detecting infringements of such rights;