A New AI Lexicon: Ex-centricity

In late 2020, the presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) released its conclusions on artificial intelligence and human rights. In contrast to the American and Chinese approaches, this effort formalizes what has been dubbed as "a third way" for artificial intelligence -- tech regulation that prioritizes shared "European values." The EU document focuses on the "underlying idea of human dignity" as the key element of a "human-centric approach to AI." While it states that AI-based solutions can "perpetuate and amplify discrimination, including structural inequalities," it also notes that "one Member State continued to object to the use of the term'gender equality'" in the final draft. This dissenting voice, it was later reported, was that of Poland.