More than 150 university professors
from across Europe and beyond are calling on the institutions of
the European Union to include an assessment of impact on
fundamental rights in the EU law on artificial intelligence
(AI).
The proposal of the European Parliament already leans in this
direction, but the appeal promoted by the Brussels Privacy Hub
research centre claims this version risks being watered down
during the trialogue, when the European Parliament, Commission
and Council will meet to ratify the final text.
The letter calls "to adopt and strengthen the provision in the
European Parliament version of the AI Act about a mandatory
Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA) for both public and
private institutions using AI technologies".
It also says that the FRIA "should be based on 1) clear
parameters about the assessment of the impact of AI on
fundamental rights; 2) transparency about the results of the
impact assessment through public meaningful summaries, 3)
participation of affected end-users, especially if in a position
of vulnerability; 4) involvement of independent public
authorities in the impact assessment process and/or auditing
mechanisms".
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