The individual, collective and international significance of human rights is undeniable. A few months ago, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the State of Mexico to reform its Constitution because it partially contradicts the American Convention on Human Rights. Now, part of the researchers and scientists in the world are dedicated to the development of inventions that must be at the service of human beings to meet their needs. One of these successful inventions is “artificial intelligence” based on “algorithms”. They have three parts: input, process and result. This is a consequence of the information that is entered and then processed.

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If the information entered into the algorithm is biased, the results will be discriminatory. Moral: The automaticity and agility very typical of artificial intelligence are great allies, but they are subject to the information previously given. There is room here for human malice and recklessness, to perpetuate discrimination through information fed into the algorithm.

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Let’s add to the above that artificial intelligence acquires “its own experience”, which makes the problem worse. The use of robots, fantastic in terms of help and cost, will wipe out some of the world’s employment. Cost reduction is a necessity of globalization. Such a reduction is essential for the survival of the company. There is no doubt. But all polarization is bad. Hence the need to set legal restrictions on artificial intelligence and its use.

If the information entered into the algorithm is biased, the results will be discriminatory.

I read that in the area of ​​individualized assessment of tenants, one company’s software included all arrested persons and based on that, considered that a mother could not rent an apartment because her son, with a functional difference, was arrested. , but the information in the software did not indicate whether those individuals were ultimately charged or whether the arrest was “withdrawn” in error. I also read that in Spain, before the dismissal, the judge ordered that the worker be replaced by a robot that does the work of 2.5 people, and at a much lower price, but on top of the freedom of entrepreneurship and the right to work, there is a “public interest in maintaining the employment relationship”, refusing dismissal.

When the problems of the application of artificial intelligence reach the courts, the way out is in the principles of direct application: of the Constitution and constitutional rights, without the need for the mediation of any law. A few days ago it was announced that 350 experts, including senior executives from three leading AI companies, signed an open letter stating that “mitigating the extinction risk (to humanity) of AI should be a global priority along with other societal-scale risks , such as pandemics and nuclear war No comments.

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