Advances in artificial intelligence improve the efficiency of the administration of justice and facilitate access to legal information. At the same time, however, they give rise to significant challenges in terms of algorithmic transparency, data protection, non-discrimination, accountability, and the protection of procedural rights.

During the Seminar, experts sought answers to the question of how to reconcile the use of new technologies with the standards of the European Convention of Human Rights and the principles of the rule of law.

The Seminar was inaugurated by the deputy head of Polish diplomacy, Artur Harazim, who underlined that:

The central question is not whether AI will become part of our justice system. In many respects, that process has already begun. Our objective should be to ensure that innovation serves justice.

The keynote address entitled “Artificial intelligence and the future of human rights protection” was delivered by former President of the European Court of Human Rights Robert Spano. Then, President of the Supreme Administrative Court Jacek Chlebny spoke on the use of emerging technologies in administrative courts.

Later on, Poland’s Commissioner for Human Rights Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram and a European Court of Human Rights judge Úna Ní Raifeartaigh discussed the future of human rights protection in the digital age. The Court’s role in the protection of human rights in the era of artificial intelligence was also addressed, as well as the impact of technology on legal practice and representation before the courts.

The Seminar was attended by judges and representatives of the European Court of Human Rights, the Council of Europe, and the Court of Justice the European Union, as well as the representatives of national human rights institutions, the judiciary, public administration, the legal profession, and academia.

The event concluded with a session on the future of human rights and justice in the era of artificial intelligence, featuring the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty.

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