Racism and AI: “Bias from the past leads to bias in the future”

“Recent developments in generative artificial intelligence and the burgeoning application of artificial intelligence continue to raise serious human rights issues, including concerns about racial discrimination,” said Ashwini K.P.*, UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance.

There is an enduring and harmful notion that technology is neutral and objective, according to Ashwini K.P., during her interactive dialogue for the launch of her new report at the Human Rights Council’s 56th session in Geneva, Switzerland.

In her report, she explores how this assumption is allowing artificial intelligence to perpetuate racial discrimination.

Read more on the orginal article : https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2024/07/racism-and-ai-bias-past-leads-bias-future