Ban racist and lethal AI from Europe's borders

The European Union is in the final stages of crafting first-of-its-kind legislation to regulate harmful uses of artificial intelligence. However, as it currently stands, the proposed law, called the EU AI Act, contains a lethal blind spot: It does not ban the many harmful and dangerous uses of AI systems in the context of immigration enforcement. We, a coalition of human rights organisations, call on EU lawmakers to make sure that this landmark legislation protects everyone, including asylum seekers and others on the move at Europe's borders from dangerous and racist surveillance technologies. We call on them to ensure AI technologies are used to #ProtectNotSurveil. Europe's borders are becoming deadlier with each passing day.