MEPs on the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a Digital Age (AIDA) met on Tuesday 30 November to discuss how to reduce bias within AI systems (see EUROPE 12812/2).
“Our society has been riddled with prejudice, discrimination and injustice since time immemorial. We do not want to reproduce the prejudices and discrimination that took place within our past or the prejudices of our current societies in the digital world”, said Dragoş Tudorache (Renew Europe, Romania).
“We must seize this opportunity. We have the chance to do it right”, he added.
Discussions among MEPs included the impact of bias on the development of ‘trustworthy’ AI, before tackling questions of algorithmic accountability, data governance and how to reduce bias.
A study by the European Parliament’s research department, published in March 2020, had noted that AI systems could be subject to bias and result in social prejudice against certain groups in society.
The subject of AI will also be on the agenda for the discussions being held by the Telecommunications Ministers of Member States on Friday 3 December. The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU is going to take this opportunity to present the progress made on its work (see EUROPE 12842/4). (Original version in French by Thomas Mangin)