Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems at the External Borders of the European Union. Opportunities, Threats and Challenges Cover Image

Wykorzystywanie systemów sztucznej inteligencji (SI) na zewnętrznych granicach Unii Europejskiej. Możliwości, zagrożenia i wyzwania
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems at the External Borders of the European Union. Opportunities, Threats and Challenges

Author(s): Anastazja Gajda
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Security and defense, Politics and law, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, EU-Legislation
Published by: Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego
Keywords: European Union; artificial intelligence; external borders of the Union; Schengen area; IborderCtrl project; ROBORDER project;

Summary/Abstract: The European Union and its Member States are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance border controls. This is one of the manifestations of a broader trend of moving towards the so-called smart borders of the Union. This article presents EU initiatives on the development and implementation AI-based digital technologies to improve the control and security of the Union’s external borders. The main directions of the use of AI were analyzed, i.e. in the field of automatic recognition of fingerprints and faces, emotion detection, algorithmic profiling and monitoring, analysis and forecasting of migration. The aim of the article is, on the one hand, to show that the careful implementation and use of AI-based technology for border control can bring many benefits. On the other hand, however, these benefits must be balanced with the significant threat posed by these technologies to the protection of the fundamental rights of the individual.

  • Issue Year: 15/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 115-133
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish