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Application Deadline: May 23, 2021
The Arms Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW) is seeking an Associate to provide administrative assistance to the team. The Arms Division works to advance humanitarian disarmament and enhance protections for civilians from various weapons that are indiscriminate and inflict unnecessary harm, such as cluster munitions, antipersonnel landmines, incendiary weapons. We promote the establishment and implementation of international treaties and are working to ban killer robots.
This is an entry-level opportunity for a young professional seeking experience in and exposure to the international human rights field. It is not a legal position.
This full-time position is preferably based in Washington, DC, but may be based in HRW’s New York office, and reports to the division’s Executive Director. Due to COVID-19 many of our global offices remained closed or at a limited capacity; we will decide to open (or close) offices based on our internal standards
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EU seeks to ban ‘unacceptable’ uses of artificial intelligence
Officials want to rein in applications such as live facial scanning, but pledge to promote AI with ‘sandboxes’ that allow companies to have early discussions with regulators on acceptable uses
EU’s digital chief, Margrethe Vestager. Photo: European Commission
Brussels will rein in the use of unacceptable artificial intelligence (AI) that tracks people and rates their behaviour, while proposing fines up to 6% of a company s turnover for violations, as part of first-of-its-kind AI rules announced on Wednesday.
The Commission would ban, AI systems considered a clear threat to the safety, livelihoods and rights of people,” according to a briefing on the proposed regulations.
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US soldiers see through walls with AI goggles that give them unparalleled awareness
Soldiers in the US have been given goggles that give them a groundbreaking state of awareness in combat. It will enable them to see through the walls of combat vehicles
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