Friday, December 12, 2025

Human Rights in the Age of AI

On Friday, 12 December 2025, a pivotal event titled "Human Rights in the Age of AI: Towards a New Generation of Human Rights Protections" took place at Ulster University in Belfast as part of the Human Rights Festival. The event was organised by TechEthics, the Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (Technical University of Munich), Ulster University’s School of Computing, and Ludwig-Maximilian University.

This interdisciplinary panel gathered experts from various sectors to discuss the dual impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on fundamental human rights.

I did the opening address which is available here, written with Sophia Devlin, CEO of TechEthics.

The speakers, include:
  • Denis Naughten, Inter-Parliamentary Union 
  • Dr. Nell Watson, AI Ethics Maestro at IEEE and Author of Taming the Machine
  • Ben Bland, Chair of IEEE Working Group P7014 
  • Fiona Browne, Head of AI at Danske Bank UK 
  • Dr. Alexander Kriebitz, Co-Founder of iuvenal research and Post-Doctoral Researcher (IEAI TUM, Chair of Business Ethics) 
  • Dr. Caitlin Corrigan, Director of the Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence and UNESCO Women for Ethical AI


With a focus on core principles such as privacy, equality, non-discrimination, and accountability, the discussions explored how AI can both erode and enhance these rights across multiple fields, including education, health, and governance.

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