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We made some progress in 2021 in the international legal framework on artificial intelligence (AI), but we need more specific measures to uphold human rights in the application of these technologies because the impacts are real, negative, and catastrophic, as Michelle Bachelet pointed out.

“A culture of domination is anti-love. It requires violence to sustain itself. To choose love is to go against the prevailing values of the culture”. – bell hooks

Hacking Team’s software does not comply with existing legal standards in the region, and therefore unduly infringes upon the rights to privacy, free speech and due process.

The discussion today in India illustrates that a purely technical approach is not sufficient if it does not take into account the various power dimensions that are present in the debate.

Copyright extensions in the TPP shows that corporate copyright holders have again proved victorious at the expense of creators, innovators and ordinary users.

Numerous cases of censorship of content that is critical of Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa’s administration attest to the tense relationship between copyright law and freedom of expression, and the dangers that this imbalance entails for democracy.

The next time you look up to the sky, someone could be looking back: inhabitants of the region of La Araucanía have reported seeing objects flying over the area, while the press confirms the acquisition of “drones” by the Chilean army. What affects does this technology have on our privacy?