Algorithmic injustice and human rights

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/fsu.2024.251.09

Keywords:

algorithmic injustices, artificial intelligence, victims, human rights.

Abstract

The central goal of this paper is to investigate the injustices that can occur with the use of new technologies, especially Artificial Intelligence (AI), focusing on the issues concerning respect to human rights and the protection of victims and the most vulnerable. We aim to study the impacts of AI in daily life and the possible threats to human dignity imposed by it, such as discrimination based on prejudices, identity-oriented stereotypes, and unequal access to health services. We characterize such cases as algorithmic injustices. In the final part of the text, we propose some strategies to confront this specific type of injustice.

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Denis Coitinho, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS

Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia da UNISINOS. 

André Luiz Olivier da Silva, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS

Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduacão em Direito da Unisinos

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Published

2024-03-26

How to Cite

COITINHO, D.; SILVA, A. L. O. da. Algorithmic injustice and human rights. Filosofia Unisinos / Unisinos Journal of Philosophy, São Leopoldo, v. 25, n. 1, p. 1–17, 2024. DOI: 10.4013/fsu.2024.251.09. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/26922. Acesso em: 23 may. 2025.

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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2024): Jan-Abr

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