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Why Are Migrants Becoming AI Test Subjects? With Petra Molnar

Why Are Migrants Becoming AI Test Subjects? With Petra Molnar

Your Undivided Attention vor 2 Jahren

In response to the growing global refugee crisis, governments are employing novel AI and surveillance technologies to slow the influx of migrants. But will this rollout stop at the border? Tristan and Aza sit down with immigration lawyer Petra Molnar to d

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Climate change, political instability, hunger. These are just
some of the forces behind an unprecedented refugee crisis that’s
expected to include over a billion people by 2050. In response to
this growing crisis, wealthy governments like the US and the EU
are employing novel AI and surveillance technologies to slow the
influx of migrants at their borders. But will this rollout stop
at the border?

In this episode, Tristan and Aza sit down with Petra Molnar to
discuss how borders have become a proving ground for the sharpest
edges of technology, and especially AI. Petra is an immigration
lawyer and co-creator of the Migration and Technology Monitor.
Her new book is “The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the
Age of Artificial Intelligence.”

Your Undivided Attention is produced by the Center for
Humane Technology. Follow us on Twitter: @HumaneTech_

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The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial
Intelligence

Petra’s newly published book on the rollout of high risk tech at
the border.

Bots at the Gate

A report co-authored by Petra about Canada’s use of AI technology
in their immigration process.

Technological Testing Grounds

A report authored by Petra about the use of experimental
technology in EU border enforcement.

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An article from The Intercept, containing the demo for Brinc’s
taser drone pilot program.

The UNHCR

Information about the global refugee crisis from the UN.

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CLARIFICATION:

The iBorderCtrl project referenced in this episode was a pilot
project that was discontinued in 2019

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