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Systemic Discrimination and the LGBTQ+ Community

February 28, 2020

Victor Madrigal-Borloz, UN Independent Expert on Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, discusses the ramifications of systemic discrimination against LGBTQ+ communities.

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Talking Progress and Challenges with UN High Commissioner Bachelet

December 30, 2019

In celebrating the 71st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, discusses the progress and challenges of the movement in her home country of Chile and around the world.... Read more about Talking Progress and Challenges with UN High Commissioner Bachelet



Teaching Technology to See the Whole Person

March 5, 2020

Technology & Human Rights Fellows Laurin Leonard & Teresa Hodge explain their path to creating an algorithm that provides an inclusionary and human rights approach when applying for employment and loans.

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Tech Advisory Committee
2020 Jun 23
Technology and Human Rights in the Age of the Pandemic 
Registration Closed 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Location: 
Virtual Event (Registration Required)
Join the Carr Center for a conversation with leading technology scholars and policy makers on a range of ethical and rights concerns related to technology and its current applications. 
Panelists:
• Joan Donovan | Research Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy
• Vivek Krishnamurthy | Samuelson-Glushko Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa and Director of the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC)...
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2020 Feb 24

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: A Conversation with Shoshana Zuboff

5:30pm to 6:45pm

Location: 

Rubenstein 414-AB

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation welcomes Shoshana Zuboff, Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School... Read more about The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: A Conversation with Shoshana Zuboff



The Carr Center Observes Human Rights Day

December 10, 2020

In honor of Human Rights Day, 10 Carr Center faculty and fellows share their reflections on how human rights can guide the way forward.... Read more about The Carr Center Observes Human Rights Day



The Carr Center Releases Its 2019-2020 Annual Report

November 2, 2020

The Carr Center released its 2019-2020 Annual Report that highlights its efforts to build a more just, peaceful future amid a year of multiple pandemics—health, economic, and racial.

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The Carr Center Releases its Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States Report

October 8, 2020

Researchers at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy release a set of 80 recommendations toward a more equal liberty.

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Neal Cohen. 4/4/2020. “The Ethical Use of Personal Data to Build Artificial Intelligence Technologies: A Case Study on Remote Biometric Identity Verification.” Carr Center Discussion Paper Series, 2020-004. See full text.Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies have the capacity to do a great deal of good in the world, but whether they do so is not only dependent upon how we use those AI technologies but also how we build those AI technologies in the first place.

The unfortunate truth is that personal data has become the bricks and mortar used to build many AI technologies and more must be done to protect and safeguard the humans whose personal data is being used. Through a case study on AI-powered remote biometric identity verification, this paper seeks to explore the technical requirements of building AI technologies with high volumes of personal data and the implications of such on our understanding of existing data protection frameworks. Ultimately, a path forward is proposed for ethically using personal data to build AI technologies.

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