Back

2/5 Despite tireless advocacy from civil society, the #AIAct is riddled with:

bans on dangerous AI that are as hole-filled as Swiss cheese
double-standards for police, migration and security agencies
many loopholes

It's clear: this is NOT a law that puts people first.

3/5 The #AIAct especially fails to protect people on the move and migrants.

In fact, it enables police and migration control to use harmful #surveillance tech against them.

Read the statement from the #ProtectNotSurveil coalition to find out how: https://edri.org/our-work/protect-not-surveil-eu-ai-act-fails-migrants-people-on-the-move/

4/5 What now?

Stay tuned! Over the coming months, a broad coalition of rights and justice groups will be sharing our vision for how we can squeeze as many positives from the #AIAct as possible.

This is the end of one chapter in our AI work, and the beginning of the next!

5/5 In the mean time, read some initial takes and reactions from @edri members and organisations who are a part of our AI civil society coalition.

- Access Now: The EU AI Act: a failure for human rights, a victory for industry and law enforcement https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/ai-act-failure-for-human-rights-victory-for-industry-and-law-enforcement/

- Amnesty Tech: EU Artificial Intelligence rulebook fails to stop proliferation of abusive technologies https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/03/eu-artificial-intelligence-rulebook-fails-to-stop-proliferation-of-abusive-technologies/