The European regulation on AI in the face of the biases and risks of algorithmic discrimination in migration contexts

Encarnación La Spina, profesora contratada doctora encargada, Facultad de derecho, Universidad de Deusto (Bilbao). elaspina@deusto.es. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0423-0674 

The increasing institutionalisation of artificial intelligence (AI) is a social problem of particular concern for the most vulnerable groups, such as migrants and asylum seekers. While global migration contexts face tight security control and an extensive digital transition, the European regulation on AI is still too limited in scope to counteract the negative impacts of the design and training of algorithms. With that in mind, this paper provides a critical review of how AI-driven systems are introduced into European migration control and management, and analyses why the new legal framework for AI does not do enough to prevent the discriminatory impact of biases, stereotypes and risks associated with the asymmetric power dynamics and the structures of social injustice underlying migration.

Este trabajo se ha realizado con el apoyo del Proyecto Derechos Humanos y retos socioculturales en un mundo en transformación (ref.: IT1468-22) y del Proyecto I+D+i RESEST «Resiliencia del derecho antidiscriminatorio a los sesgos y estereotipos: desafíos y propuestas de intervención» (ref. PID2021-123171OB-I00), del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación.

Key words: migrations, AI, human rights, algorithmic discrimination, bias, stereotypes, European Union (EU)

How to cite this article: La Spina, Encarnación. «La regulación europea de la IA ante los sesgos y riesgos de discriminación algorítmica en contextos migratorios». Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, n.º 138 (diciembre de 2024), p. 171-194. DOI: doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2024.138.3.171

Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, nº 138, p.171-194
Quadrimestral (September-December 2024)
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2024.138.3.171

Receipt date:  17.03.2024  ; Acceptance date:  09.09.2024

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