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The MEP vote today would give Europol a blank cheque to use or further develop high risk artificial intelligence and data analytics tools (Photo: bobbsled)

MEPs poised to vote blank cheque for Europol using AI tools

This week, MEPs recognised the dangers of certain uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in criminal justice. A strong majority rallied around the landmark AI in criminal matters report by the European Parliament's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) committee, which opposes AI that 'predicts' criminal behaviour and calls for a ban on biometric surveillance.

And yet when it comes to Europol – t...

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Laure Baudrihaye-Gérard is legal director of Fair Trials, the global criminal justice watchdog . Chloé Berthélémy is policy advisor at European Digital Rights (EDR)i.

The MEP vote today would give Europol a blank cheque to use or further develop high risk artificial intelligence and data analytics tools (Photo: bobbsled)

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Laure Baudrihaye-Gérard is legal director of Fair Trials, the global criminal justice watchdog . Chloé Berthélémy is policy advisor at European Digital Rights (EDR)i.

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