Ben Saul on Require human-in-the-loop oversight for…

Ben Saul

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.

Fifth, there must be always effective and meaningful human control in decision-making and guardrails against automation and confirmation bias.

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Ben Saul, remarks at Artificial intelligence and the Future of Counter-Terrorism: Reshaping Institutions and Operational Realities, UN Counter-Terrorism Week side event, July 10, 2026.

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Require human-in-the-loop oversight for agentic AI systems acting in high-stakes domains

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Disputed UN transcript contains the exact Ben Saul wording, but its event listing is 1 July (not stored 10 July); correct date: 2026-07-01, day precision. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance

AI systems that cannot meet human rights standards or that pose an unacceptable risk to human rights must be prohibited from use, transfer, or export.

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