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Daniel Leufer

Senior Policy Analyst

Daniel is a Senior Policy Analyst at Access Now’s Brussels office. His work focuses on the impact of emerging technologies on digital rights, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence (AI), facial recognition, biometrics, and augmented and virtual reality. While he was a Mozilla Fellow, he developed aimyths.org, a website that gathers resources to tackle myths and misconceptions about AI. He has a PhD in Philosophy from KU Leuven in Belgium and was previously a member of the Working Group on Philosophy of Technology at KU Leuven. He is also a member of the External Advisory Board of KU Leuven’s Digital Society Institute.

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Augmented reality & augmented risks: why AR is a digital rights issue

16 Oct 2020

Augmented reality games like Mario Kart Live Home Circuit are lots of fun, but applications of AR technology raise serious concerns for privacy and other fundamental rights.

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Augmented reality & augmented risks: why AR is a digital rights issue
16 Oct 2020
Augmented reality & augmented risks: why AR is a digital rights issue
Algorithmic accountability

Can we move beyond the AI hype to defend human rights?

13 Aug 2020

Debunking AI myths may help us avoid blind techno-solutionism, to craft evidence-based public policy that supports AI uptake only when machine-learning systems are actually fit-for-purpose, and center and respect people and their rights.

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Can we move beyond the AI hype to defend human rights?
13 Aug 2020
Can we move beyond the AI hype to defend human rights?
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Facial recognition on trial: emotion and gender “detection” under scrutiny in a court case in Brazil

29 Jun 2020

As AI-powered facial recognition systems are deployed around the world, it is imperative to ensure they do not facilitate human rights violations, especially of people and communities already at risk.

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Facial recognition on trial: emotion and gender “detection” under scrutiny in a court case in Brazil
29 Jun 2020
Facial recognition on trial: emotion and gender “detection” under scrutiny in a court case in Brazil
Algorithmic accountability

Trust and excellence — the EU is missing the mark again on AI and human rights

11 Jun 2020
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Trust and excellence — the EU is missing the mark again on AI and human rights
11 Jun 2020
Trust and excellence — the EU is missing the mark again on AI and human rights
Algorithmic accountability

European Union: more big words on AI, but where are the actions?

26 Jun 2019

Instead of touting so-called Trustworthy AI, Europe needs to advance concrete, actionable policy with red lines and safeguards to protect human rights.

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European Union: more big words on AI, but where are the actions?
26 Jun 2019
European Union: more big words on AI, but where are the actions?
Algorithmic accountability

Laying down the law on AI: ethics done, now the EU must focus on human rights

8 Apr 2019

Where ethics lacks the means of enforcement, international human rights law possesses well-developed standards and institutions as well as a universal framework for safeguards.

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Laying down the law on AI: ethics done, now the EU must focus on human rights
8 Apr 2019
Laying down the law on AI: ethics done, now the EU must focus on human rights