The European regulation on AI in the face of the biases and risks of algorithmic discrimination in migration contexts

The increasing institutionalisation of artificial intelligence (AI) is a social problem of particular concern for the most vulnerable groups, such as migrants and asylum seekers. While global migration contexts face tight security control and an extensive digital transition, the European regulation...

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Main Author: Encarnación La Spina
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Published: Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) 2024-12-01
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spelling doaj-art-b3c48e52c3204e878cceb52a57a950f32025-01-08T15:21:09ZspaBarcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals1133-65952013-035X2024-12-01138171194https://doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2024.138.3.171The European regulation on AI in the face of the biases and risks of algorithmic discrimination in migration contextsEncarnación La Spina0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0423-0674Profesora contratada doctora encargada, Facultad de derecho, Universidad de Deusto (Bilbao)The increasing institutionalisation of artificial intelligence (AI) is a social problem of particular concern for the most vulnerable groups, such as migrants and asylum seekers. While global migration contexts face tight security control and an extensive digital transition, the European regulation on AI is still too limited in scope to counteract the negative impacts of the design and training of algorithms. With that in mind, this paper provides a critical review of how AI-driven systems are introduced into European migration control and management, and analyses why the new legal framework for AI does not do enough to prevent the discriminatory impact of biases, stereotypes and risks associated with the asymmetric power dynamics and the structures of social injustice underlying migration.https://cidob.org/en/publications/european-regulation-ai-face-biases-and-risks-algorithmic-discrimination-migrationmigrationsaihuman rightsalgorithmic discriminationbiasstereotypeseuropean union (eu)
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The European regulation on AI in the face of the biases and risks of algorithmic discrimination in migration contexts
Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals
migrations
ai
human rights
algorithmic discrimination
bias
stereotypes
european union (eu)
title The European regulation on AI in the face of the biases and risks of algorithmic discrimination in migration contexts
title_full The European regulation on AI in the face of the biases and risks of algorithmic discrimination in migration contexts
title_fullStr The European regulation on AI in the face of the biases and risks of algorithmic discrimination in migration contexts
title_full_unstemmed The European regulation on AI in the face of the biases and risks of algorithmic discrimination in migration contexts
title_short The European regulation on AI in the face of the biases and risks of algorithmic discrimination in migration contexts
title_sort european regulation on ai in the face of the biases and risks of algorithmic discrimination in migration contexts
topic migrations
ai
human rights
algorithmic discrimination
bias
stereotypes
european union (eu)
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