[🇪🇸 Congreso, Jun 2024] Regulating artificial intelligence to protect vulnerable groups

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  Amina Fazlullah

  Tech policy advocate, Common Sense Media

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  Common Sense Media applauds Senator Markey's AI Civil Rights Act as a critical step toward protecting individuals’ fundamental rights in our ever changing digital world. As AI becomes a powerful force shaping decisions in education, healthcare, emplo... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Josianne Cutajar

  Maltese MEP (S&D)

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  By ensuring a human centric-approach to artificial intelligence that secures our fundamental rights and values while leaving vital breathing space for research and innovation, the adoption of the AI Act is a historic day for European policymaking. As... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Kristen Gonzalez

  New York State Senator

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  Companion chatbots are endangering our youth. The longer we wait to regulate these applications, the more kids are left vulnerable to exploitation. We must protect children from the risks associated with these chatbots. Unverified source (2026)

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  Pedro Sánchez

  Prime Minister of Spain

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  Today, more than ever, the world needs a global governance of digitalization. A governance that tackles the cyber threats, deep fakes and toxic lies that circulate online and threaten our democracies and the very safety of our children. That is the p... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Ibán García del Blanco

  Spanish MEP; AI law negotiator

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  From the perspective of defending our rights, principles, and values, it was important that we had the regulations as soon as possible. There was a moral risk in not having it. We need protections in place for situations where the use of this type of... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Gavin Newsom

  Governor of California

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  young people harmed by unregulated tech, and we won’t stand by [...] without necessary limits and accountability. [...] protecting our children every step of the way. Unverified source (2025)

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  Hanne Juncher

  CoE Director, Security and Rule of Law

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  it is often the vulnerable groups in society who suffer the consequences. [...] with effective regulation of AI systems at every stage. Unverified source (2025)

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  Alain Berset

  Secretary General, Council of Europe

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  women in public life [...] are targeted [...] with [...] deepfakes. [...] We are also developing standards on artificial intelligence to ensure equality — including gender equality. Unverified source (2025)

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  Brad Smith

  Microsoft vice chair and president

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  It will require, I think, a level of law and regulation as well. [...] We need to lean in to protecting children. Unverified source (2023)

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  Kamala Harris

  U.S. Vice President, 2021–2025

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  threats [...] to our most vulnerable populations. [...] in the absence of regulation and strong government oversight, some technology companies choose to prioritize profit Unverified source (2023)

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  UNICEF

  UN children’s agency

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  Deepfakes [...] are increasingly being used to produce sexualised content involving children. All governments [...] criminalise its creation, procurement, possession and distribution. Children cannot wait [...] catch up. Unverified source (2026)

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  Joe Biden

  U.S. president, former senator

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  To realize the promise of AI and avoid the risks, we need to govern this technology. It must be governed. [...] prevent the bias in AI tools [...] housing or benefits or a job. Unverified source (2023)

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  Amos Toh

  Human Rights Watch AI researcher

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  The EU’s proposal does not do enough [...]. The proposal also fails [...] profiling of people living in poverty. The automation [...] should improve people’s lives [...]. Unverified source (2021)

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  Audrey Azoulay

  UNESCO Director-General

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  The legal [...] environments [...] are evolving very slowly. There may also be embedded biases [...] in AI systems. That is why it is imperative to ensure [...] ethical standards. Unverified source (2018)

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  Lorenzo Cotino

  Spain’s data protection authority president

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  We have to broaden the focus: the vulnerable are no longer only children, older people, or people with disabilities. AI is creating new groups of affected people; we call it digital vulnerability. The term appears 27 times in the European AI Regulat... more Unverified source (2025)

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  European Parliament and Council of the European Union

  EU co-legislators

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  an AI system that exploits any of the vulnerabilities of a natural person [...] due to their age, disability or a specific social or economic situation Unverified source (2024)

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  Carme Artigas

  UN AI adviser and former minister

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  What we have to regulate is [...] The development of artificial intelligence poses major challenges [...] 25 rights [...] non-discrimination [...] vulnerable groups. Unverified source (2021)

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  Joy Buolamwini

  Algorithmic Justice League founder

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  AI regulation is being seriously considered [...] that’s why we need laws to institutionalize protections [...] it just makes it easier to target vulnerable communities. Unverified source (2025)

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  Amba Kak

  AI policy researcher, AI Now

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  American consumers would have even less protections [...] manipulative AI companions that are targeting those most vulnerable among us, not to mention our children. Unverified source (2025)

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  Albana Vokshi

  Albanian MP; PACE delegate

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  Facial recognition, biometric matching and dialect analyses too often misidentify women, minorities, Roma and vulnerable groups. We need guidelines that put people first. Unverified source (2025)

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  Marijana Puljak

  Croatian MP; ALDE spokesperson.

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  But at the same time, we must be very clear: these opportunities come with serious risks. AI systems that are not properly designed or regulated can reinforce bias, discriminate against vulnerable groups, and undermine the right to asylum. Automated ... more Unverified source (2025)

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  Mher Hakobyan

  Amnesty AI regulation advocacy advisor.

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  There is a risk that the European Parliament will end important human-rights protections achieved during the committee vote of 11 May, and open the door to the use of technologies that are in direct conflict with international human rights law. [...]... more Unverified source (2023)

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  Óscar López Águeda

  Spanish digital transformation minister.

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  votes For and says:

  We need a common digital regulation in the world in order to safeguard digital rights on social networks. Digital rights, minors’ rights, data protection, cybersecurity and the regulation of artificial intelligence have to be common for everyone. Don... more Unverified source (2025)

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  Mikel Agirretxea Urresti

  PNV MP; Spanish deputy.

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  This is a broad subject, debated and debatable, and it is good to talk about it, but the motion, in truth, says little and proposes nothing new or concrete that has not already been decided. In the European Union we already have, at least, a directiv... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Andala Ubbi

  Sumar MP; data engineer.

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  An artificial intelligence algorithm is like a baby: when a baby is born it begins to listen to the voices around it, learns from its mistakes, and learns from the biases of the society around it; an AI algorithm does the same. Now imagine a baby rai... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Francesc-Marc Álvaro y Vidal

  ERC MP; journalist

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  Madam President, Members, the issue of artificial intelligence is crucial for any citizen and for everyone, that is obvious. We understand that the Socialist Parliamentary Group’s non-legislative motion seeks to prevent new exclusions and new inequal... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Pilar Calvo i Gómez

  Junts MP; journalist

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  It is true that artificial intelligence also brings advantages, such as what has to do with medical research, but today we will focus on the danger of misuse of the data obtained through artificial intelligence. We will focus on the risks of violatin... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Luisa Sanz Martínez

  PSOE MP; AI spokesperson

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  Members, the advance of artificial intelligence is a reality—a reality that the Socialist Parliamentary Group believes it is necessary to regulate in order to promote a humanist AI at the service of people and that protects the most vulnerable. Techn... more Unverified source (2024)

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  António Guterres

  UN Secretary-General

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  no child should be a test subject for unregulated AI. The future of AI cannot be decided by a few [...]. AI must belong to everyone Unverified source (2026)

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  Alicia García Rodríguez

  Spanish senator; PP spokesperson

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  [Translated from Spanish] With the arrival of artificial intelligence, we are seeing [...] a ruthless use of images of girls [...] who are minors. Today [...] we intend to update the existing rules [...]. [...] to guarantee that minors [...] are pro... more Unverified source (2023)

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  Brando Benifei

  Italian MEP, AI Act co-rapporteur

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  The narrative that the AI Act is an obstacle to innovation [...]. It is easier [...] in an unregulated environment [...]. [...] impact on the lives of vulnerable individuals [...]. Unverified source (2025)

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  Pope Francis

  Leader of the Catholic Church

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  I urge [...] to adopt a binding [...] treaty [...]. The goal of regulation [...] should not only be the prevention of harmful practices [...]. [...] the vulnerable [...]. Unverified source (2024)

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  Volker Türk

  UN human rights chief

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  Artificial intelligence is a technological tool [...]. [...] we need to make sure that there is a framework [...]. [...] be mindful of vulnerable groups and minorities [...]. Unverified source (2026)

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  Juan Luis Pedreño Molina

  Spanish deputy (PP)

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  votes Against and says:

  Members of the Socialist Party, theoretically today you come to tell us that artificial intelligence must be regulated, and you associate it with the most vulnerable people. [...] Look: what you propose already exists. The Artificial Intelligence Act... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Jacobo González-Robatto Perote

  VOX MP

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  votes Against and says:

  The regulation of artificial intelligence is clearly a matter of vital importance that will impact our future, with an impressive capacity to revolutionize industries and improve our quality of life. It also poses significant risks, especially for th... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Carl Szabo

  NetChoice VP & General Counsel

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  Lawmakers shouldn’t rush to release regulations [...]. AI products are already covered by existing [...] regulations. [...] discriminates [...] is liable for violating existing laws [...]. Unverified source (2023)

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