Artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly shapes and arbitrates online information. Content moderation and curation are often automated processes, with algorithms and AI deciding on which content is taken down or to whom it is disseminated. The use of AI can severely affect freedom of expression and media freedom, thereby shaping our opinions and behavior. Yet, AI tools are regularly deployed with little transparency or oversight.
This workshop will put a spotlight on AI and freedom of expression. The aim of the session is to identify and discuss what can and should be done to better protect free speech online, both on an individual and global level, and to explore how ordinary citizens and users can better protect their freedom of expression, privacy and access to pluralistic information online.
The session discussions will be tailored to suit the number of participants.
We're hoping that many efforts and discussions will continue after Mozfest. Share any ideas you already have for how to continue the work from your session.:This session, and the outcome of the discussions therein will directly feed into the larger OSCE project on the impact of AI on freedom of expression. This project, with its various activities, is developing concrete policy recommendations and a guidance toolkit for various actors, including decision makers in particular, on most effective ways to safeguard freedom of expression and media pluralism, when deploying advanced machine-learning technologies such as AI.
Special focus will be given to four areas of concern: security threats, hate speech, media pluralism and surveillance capitalism.
Julia is an international law and human rights expert, working on internet governance and digital participation, in particular on the impact of artificial intelligence on freedom of expression.
Deniz is a media regulation expert and adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. She works on access to information, digital rights, and strategic communications.
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Charles Ikem is a tech, policy, and design researcher, trans-disciplinary collaborator, and advocate for human-centered AI. Charles is the co-founder of Voterookie based in Berlin.