| Date: | 17 September 2026, 14:00 – 15:00 (CET) | Price: | Free (for eligible participants) | |
| Format: | AI:AT Webinar, ONLINE (Zoom) | Target audience: | Industry, public admin, academia | |
| Language: | English | Organizer: | AI:AT |
Can the use of AI threaten human rights? Yes, it can. The good news is that such risks can be minimised through embedding human rights considerations from the beginning. But how is this done? This webinar provides an accessible and practical introduction into the creation of fundamental rights compliant and better AI for the benefit of everyone.
Microsoft’s first chatbot in 2016 spit out racist comments within a few hours. Face recognition failed on black people, particularly women. The Dutch tax authorities had used algorithms that mistakenly labelled around 26,000 parents as having committed fraud in their childcare benefit applications. To avoid such mistakes from the outset, the European Union has created regulation that requires providers and deployers of AI systems to consider risks related to fundamental rights when developing and using AI in various areas.
But what are fundamental rights, and why would the use of technology, such as AI, create problems? Is an assessment of fundamental rights impact just an additional burden or can it truly help making better AI?
This webinar provides an accessible introduction of what fundamental rights are and how they related to the use of AI. It discusses theoretical and real threats to fundamental rights and provides an accessible way forward about how to assess and mitigate risks that stem from the use of AI. It also provides a brief overview of fundamental rights related safeguards included in the EU’s AI Act.
Target audience
This webinar is open and free of charge for all participants from academia, industry, and public administration from EU and/or EuroHPC JU member countries.
Entry level & prerequisites
Basic - no previous experience required.
Agenda
- Welcome & Presentation of AI Factory Austria AI:AT
- Brief introduction to fundamental rights
- Fundamental rights impact of using AI
- Fundamental rights impact assessment and ways forward
- Questions & Discussion
Speakers
Dr. David Reichel (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights)
Dr. David Reichel is the Head of the Data and Digital Sector at the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). The Data and Digital Sector, within the Justice, Digital and Migration Unit, hosts most of FRA’s work on artificial intelligence (AI), data protection and online content moderation. David coordinated and co-authored several FRA reports on AI, including the reports on AI and fundamental rights, Getting the future right and Bias in algorithms, as well as on Online content moderation. He is the FRA representative in the AI Act Advisory Forum and participates in several other policy processes that support the fundamental rights compliant regulation of digital technology.
Language
English
Date, time, and location
17.09.2026, 14:00 – 15:00 (CET), LIVE ONLINE WEBINAR (Zoom)
Registration
Registration is required, the link to the registration form can be found on the top of this page in the menu on the left. Please register with your official institutional email address to prove your affiliation.
You will get the Zoom link in the automatic confirmation by email (subject starting with "[Indico] Registration"), please check your Spam/Junk folders). We will also send 1–2 reminders before the webinar.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at training@ai-at.eu if you have any questions.
Organizers
This webinar is organized by AI Factory Austria AI:AT.
Acknowledgements
AI Factory Austria AI:AT has received funding from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 101253078. The JU receives support from the Horizon Europe Programm of the European Union and Austria (BMIMI / FFG).
