From autonomous weapons and nukes, to robots and AI: how do we regulate technologies that have unforeseeable consequences?

Now, Europe has started drafting the first regulations in the world on artificial intelligence (AI). Artificial intelligence will continue to function and we must improve it and prevent [negative consequences],” emphasizes Cecilia Danesi, a lawyer specializing in AI and digital rights. She has written the book The Empire of Algorithms: AI that is Inclusive, Ethical, and in the Service of Humanity. Juhan Lepassaar – executive director of the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) – is of the same opinion: “If we want to secure AI systems and also guarantee privacy, we must analyze how these systems work. We must, where appropriate, fear people, for how they may use technology,” Danesi writes in her book.