Francesca Palmiotto
francescapalmiotto.bsky.social
Francesca Palmiotto
@francescapalmiotto.bsky.social
AI, Human Rights and Criminal Justice
Assistant Professor at @ielawschool
Editor and co-founder @The_Digi_Con
Sharing resources and abstract art
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🚨 Challenging AI Decisions?

In three essential steps: 1) analyse, 2) obtain info, 3) choose the right remedy

Another visual by me 👩‍💻 – Reuse welcomed (with credits)! 🙏
#AI #GDPR #AIAct #DataProtection
✨ Highlights from CPDP 2025 ✨

Spoke at #CPDP2025 on digital rights of asylum seekers & refugees. Shared insights from my work on automated decision-making & strategic litigation in migration governance. Grateful for the vibrant exchange with researchers, NGOs & DPAs. CPDP, you were terrific!
June 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Reposted by Francesca Palmiotto
We are hearing our panel was a great success. 😇🙌🏻
May 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Are you attending the ‪@cpdpconferences.bsky.social conference today? We are the organisers of this year's 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘭!
The discussion will be grounded in the #𝗔𝗙𝗔𝗥 project.
𝟭𝟳.𝟮𝟬 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲!
https://tinyurl.com/42ffau5n
May 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🦾What a fun session we had with IE Law School master students! From the information society, we moved into a virtual world to discuss the legal challenges of the Metaverse

🙏Thank you Francisco De Abreu Duarte for guiding us through this virtual world
March 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Two days ago, the prohibitions in the AI Act entered into force.

In this op-ed, I focus on predictive AI in law enforcement and make the case for a fundamental rights oriented analysis of the provision.

🔗 Read here eulawlive.com/op-ed-is-pre...

DM if you can’t access it
📚 Does the EU AI Act ban predictive policing?

My latest Op-Ed explores the legal interpretation and calls for clarity 🚫

Read here 👉 eulawlive.com/op-ed-is-pre...

#AIAct #HumanRights #PredictivePolicing #EUlaw
@ec.europa.eu
February 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🎉New #OA publication

With @deryaozkul.bsky.social  we study strategic litigation against automated systems in the EU

🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Thank you to the editors of this wonderful special issue for involving us 🙏

@hertiecfr.bsky.social @ieuniversity.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Reposted by Francesca Palmiotto
💡 What shaped the EU's AI Act in 2024?
In an open-access article, AFAR researcher @francescapalmiotto.bsky.social reveals how key decisions impacted fundamental rights protections during the drafting process.
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/s58ed92f

#AIAct #AFARProject
January 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
It was an honour to participate in the AI Connect webinar organised by the Atlantic Council to discuss the use of #AI in courts

You can rewatch it here 🔗https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/geotech-center/ai-connect/ai-connect-ii-webinar-ai-and-the-judiciary/
January 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
After intense and time-consuming research, I am excited to share that my article has been published #OA in the European Journal of Risk Regulation!

📖 Read it open access here www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
January 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
My course on IT Society and Human Rights has just begun! This week, we will explore existing and emerging human rights frameworks related to AI.

As always, I’ll be using some visuals to aid our discussions. I hope you find it useful!

#AI #humanrights #law
January 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
📚 Does the EU AI Act ban predictive policing?

My latest Op-Ed explores the legal interpretation and calls for clarity 🚫

Read here 👉 eulawlive.com/op-ed-is-pre...

#AIAct #HumanRights #PredictivePolicing #EUlaw
@ec.europa.eu
December 21, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Reposted by Francesca Palmiotto
👉 Read my deep dive into the EDPB Opinion here: www.luizasnewsletter.com/p/ai-compani...
🔔 AI Companies: The GDPR Is Knocking
A deep dive into EDPB Opinion 28/2024 | Paid-Subscriber Only | Edition #157
www.luizasnewsletter.com
December 20, 2024 at 1:48 PM
🚨 The @eurightsagency.bsky.social has developed an information platform on the EU's IT systems for migration and policing

This is a critical tool to support concerned individuals to exercise their rights!

You can access it here e-learning.fra.europa.eu
What are the #FundamentalRights safeguards and implications of using the EU’s IT systems for migration and policing?

A new @eurightsagency.bsky.social information tool takes you through the issues.

Try it out: europa.eu/!bwy9pt
December 17, 2024 at 11:09 AM
The latest issue of Common Market Law Review includes my reflections on the role of judicial authorities in digital criminal investigations in light of recent CJEU case law.

Read here 🔗 kluwerlawonline.com/journalartic...
December 5, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Very important contribution!
📢New article with Lander Govaerts on rhizomatic harms has now been published online and open access in Theoretical Criminology 😊 #surveillance #AI #socialjustice #policing #rhizomes

Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... (1)
December 5, 2024 at 7:32 AM
🚨 Challenging AI Decisions?

In three essential steps: 1) analyse, 2) obtain info, 3) choose the right remedy

Another visual by me 👩‍💻 – Reuse welcomed (with credits)! 🙏
#AI #GDPR #AIAct #DataProtection
November 23, 2024 at 1:26 AM
If you’re interested in procedural fairness and AI don’t miss this episode!
"The law needs to be braver in setting tangible limits to AI systems"

AFAR fellow @francescapalmiotto.bsky.social discusses the critical topics of AI accuracy, trustworthiness, and procedural fairness on the JUST-AI Jean Monnet Podcast.

📻 Full episode here: youtu.be/CIWZt8eJtzo?...
JUST-AI JMCE 'Meet the Expert' Podcast n°4 - 'AI fairness, law & practice' with Francesca Palmiotto
YouTube video by Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence JUST-AI
youtu.be
November 21, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Reposted by Francesca Palmiotto
"The law needs to be braver in setting tangible limits to AI systems"

AFAR fellow @francescapalmiotto.bsky.social discusses the critical topics of AI accuracy, trustworthiness, and procedural fairness on the JUST-AI Jean Monnet Podcast.

📻 Full episode here: youtu.be/CIWZt8eJtzo?...
JUST-AI JMCE 'Meet the Expert' Podcast n°4 - 'AI fairness, law & practice' with Francesca Palmiotto
YouTube video by Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence JUST-AI
youtu.be
November 21, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Reposted by Francesca Palmiotto
Almost all 92 million low-income Americans now have some basic aspect of their lives determined by AI or automated decision-making software, a new report finds. Those systems are often flawed, and rarely in poor folks' favor.

Today's newsletter: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Flawed AI denies benefits to low-income Americans, report warns
As Trump prepares to slash spending, a new nonprofit emerges to fight automation in government benefit programs
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Tomorrow at 17 CET, the working group set up by the AI Office will meet to discuss the first draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice. Read the first analysis by @elifbiber.bsky.social for DigiCon
November 20, 2024 at 5:36 PM
🎉 My first post here 🌟

Tomorrow, I will be heading to beautiful Porto to give a lecture on "AI in Asylum". Here is a slide where I tried to summarise the EU AI Act in a nutshell

As I geek out on visual storytelling, I hope this is as useful for you as it was fun for me to make!

#EUAIAct #AI
November 20, 2024 at 2:36 PM