A new paper by Linda Hogan (School of Religion, Theology and Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin) and Marta Lasek-Markey (ADAPT, Trinity College Dublin), titled “Towards a Human Rights-Based Approach to Ethical AI Governance in Europe”, has been published in the journal ‘Philosophies’ as part of a special issue on The Ethics of Modern and Emerging Technology.
The paper makes a case for a human rights-based ethical framework for AI regulation, positioning human rights as a vital link between law and ethics. The authors’ analysis of the EU AI Act 2024/1689 highlights its commitment to protecting human rights but identifies enforcement gaps due to challenges such as EU competence and subsidiarity.
To address these gaps, the paper proposes contextualising AI regulation within a values-based framework rooted in ‘European values,’ such as those in Article 2 TEU. This approach, the authors suggest, could strengthen ethical AI governance while mitigating the risks of ‘ethics washing’.
The article is available in open access here.
