FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN THE LIGHT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (hereinafter referred to as ‘’the AI’’) becomes widely present in numerous spheres of society including law. It affects human rights and freedoms, especially where their exercise and respect belong to public sphere, controllable more or less by the public authorities, such as social media. Freedom of expression in the light of AI can be either supported or limited. Risks such as manipulation, unrecognized hate speech, deepfakes should be minimized using the AI. AI regulation has recently been the priority of the European Union and the Council of Europe. It has resulted, inter alia, in AI Act of the European Union and the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence of the Council of Europe. This paper analyses the impact of artificial intelligence to freedom of expression, its benefits and dangers, possible solutions in supervising the AI practices, and legislative framework of the AI.