Technology

THE UN called yesterday for a moratorium on artificial intelligence systems like facial recognition technology that threaten human rights until “guardrails” are in place against violations. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called for assessments of how great a risk various AI technologies pose to things like rights to privacy and freedom of movement and of expression. She said countries should heavily regulate this. The report found that faulty AI tools led to people being unfairly denied social security benefits, while innocent people had been arrested due to flawed facial recognition. |