France: Allowing mass surveillance at Olympics undermines EU efforts to regulate AI

By Amnesty International

Responding to the French National Assembly’s decision to permit the use of mass video surveillance technology powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) during the 2024 Olympics, Mher Hakobyan, Amnesty International’s Advocacy Advisor on AI Regulation, said: “France’s decision to allow the use of mass surveillance measures during the 2024 Olympics undermines the EU’s ongoing efforts […] The post France: Allowing mass surveillance at Olympics undermines EU efforts to regulate AI appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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