Risks and opportunities

Understanding GDPR

Shalini Kurapati, CIPP/E

Co-founder and CEO, Clearbox AI

Massive opportunities of AI and big data

Screenshot of the title of a world economic forum blog about the prediction of AI's contribution to the global economy by 2030.

  • Disruptive technology of the 21st century
  • Innovation based on data availability and computational resources
  • Competitive advantage
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AI for good

Illustration of the sustainable development goals of the UN that can be accelerated by AI adoption, titles AI for Good Gateway.

  • Not only for economic benefits, AI for Good for SDGs
  • Climate change, healthcare, education access
  • Awareness of risks and benefits for GDPR compliant choices
1 https://aiforgood.itu.int/
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GDPR fines: discriminatory AI

Italian SA fines a delivery app company for algorithmic discrimination Illustration of the logo of the Italian Supervisory Authority.

  • Delivery company: profiling riders, discrimination in assigning orders
  • 2.6 million euro fine for GDPR shortcomings
  • Data minimization, transparency, data quality,bias and discrimination with automated decision making and profiling
1 https://www.gpdp.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9677377 https://edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2021/riders-italian-sa-says-no-algorithms-causing-discrimination-platform-glovo_en
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Data protection and beyond

Disclosure risk

  • Personal data disclosure
  • Even with aggregated data
  • DPIA- Residual risks
  • No viable explanation

Example

  • AI Medical imaging
  • Predicted the race (highly-sensitive)
  • Privacy and bias issue
1 Gichoya, Judy Wawira, et al. AI recognition of patient race in medical imaging: a modelling study, The Lancet Digital Health, Volume 4, Issue 6, 2022,
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The balancing act

  • AI systems should follow GDPR principles
  • Special safeguards
  • Special categories of data
  • Restriction to automated decision making and profiling
  • Exceptions:
    • Performance of a contract
    • Public interest
    • Explicit consent
  • GDPR compatible with AI, doesn't cover all aspects
  • Upcoming AI act
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Let's practice!

Understanding GDPR

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