What is the role of human dignity in governing Artificial Intelligence?

Progress in science and technology makes our lives more comfortable and extended. Nevertheless, it also certainly presents massive challenges, among which related to the dignity of the users of new technologies. It is for this reason that in more recent times, the topic of human dignity has been raised in discussions on the way forward regarding technological development, in particular in relation to robotics and AI technologies. Yet despite the large and erudite body of available literature, there is currently still little or no consensus as to what the concept of human dignity demands of lawmakers and adjudicators. This, despite the fact that we continue to emphasise the importance of human dignity in order to ensure the development of ‘good’ technologies.

In this episode of The Law of Tech Podcast, I discussed the role of human dignity in AI governance with Lexo Zardiashvilli, Ph.D. researcher at Leiden University (The Netherlands).

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