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Laura Lazaro Cabrera

@lauralazc

Counsel & Programme Director @cdteu, formerly @privacyint & @OSFJustice. Views my own.
Joined December 2014
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Laura Lazaro Cabrera @lauralazc
Are you keen to research the human rights impacts of AI and work on the implementation of the AI Act?

Apply to be our Legal and Advocacy Officer by September 27th 👇
Legal and Advocacy Officer

Work on AI & human rights, EU law, and digital policy. Ideal candidates have 2-3 years' experience, strong research skills, and fluent English. One year contract, €40-45K/year. Benefits: insurance, pension, meal vouchers.

cdt.org/job/cdt-eu-leg…
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The #AIAct purports to be a human-centric piece of legislation. As civil society have long argued, the Act does not deliver on its human rights objectives.

Here's an overview of how the Act misses the mark 👇
The #AIAct has been a long time coming 🇪🇺 🤖
Whilst it’s a landmark piece of legislation, unfortunately, it fails to meet the bar on human rights protections.

Our @lauralazc writes for @Euractiv @eaTechEU on what the AI means for #humanrights.

euractiv.com/section/artifi…
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A timely reminder that AI is far from perfect.

This research is incredibly important to showcase the limitations and challenges of technologies mistakenly presented as objective or neutral.
New: Employers and HR vendors are using AI chatbots to interview and screen job applicants. We found that OpenAI's GPT discriminates against names based on race and gender when ranking resumes. W/ @daveyalba and @Leonardonclt gift link:
bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…
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An important resource for those seeking to support Afghan friends and families.
Great minds @atlas_women are organizing a list - non exhaustive - of immigration relief for Afghans in the US, UK, Canada, and the EU. We are all still working on it. If you are a lawyer wishing to add further information, you can add it to the form here. docs.google.com/document/d/1fO…
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