AI: University lecturers appeal to EU to protect rights

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 27 - 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". (ANSA).