France wants to use AI in the Olympics to ensure security

The next Olympic Games, which will take place in Paris, could have the artificial intelligence as an ally to safeguard the safety of attendees. The French National Assembly approved the use of this technology to identify suspicious events.

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This measure It must still be confirmed by a solemn vote of the deputies next Tuesday, March 28, according to the French newspaper Le Monde. On the same day, the set of articles of the bill that will regulate the activity of the Olympic Games will be reviewed.

If approved, France would become the first country of the European Union to implement a surveillance system with this technology.

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The proposal has divided opinions in this regard, since there are organizations that believe that human rights are being violated. Amnesty International said that the decision to use AI in the next Olympic Games could turn France into “a dystopian surveillance state”.

????The French National Assembly (@AssembleeNat) has permitted the use of AI-powered mass surveillance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This completely undermines the EU’s ongoing efforts to regulate AI and protect fundamental rights through the #AIActhttps://t.co/XUZ3yB9TA1

—Amnesty Tech (@AmnestyTech) March 23, 2023

“France’s decision to allow the use of mass surveillance measures during the 2024 Olympic Games undermines the EU’s ongoing efforts to regulate AI and protect fundamental rights through AI Law”added mher hakobyanAI regulation advocacy advisor to Amnesty International, in a statement.

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The organization called on the European Parliament to take a strong position on banning mass surveillance technologies. They allege that it has been shown that these tools are used to attack marginalized groups: immigrant, black and brown people.

At the beginning of March, 38 organizations petitioned French politicians to reject the project; However, now that it has been approved, only a veto by the constitutional court could prevent the implementation of the measure.

Source: Elcomercio

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