Artificial Intelligence and equality of women and men

A necessary legal regulation. Special reference to the draft European Regulation

Abstract

Advances in the regulation of the development, implementation and use of Artificial Intelligence require the explicit inclusion of measures that, on the one hand, avoid and prevent the perpetuation of discrimination against women; and on the other, that they promote real and effective equality, contributing to a better development of human rights. To do this, we carry out a synthetic analysis of the state of the most recent regulatory initiatives, with special attention to the proposal for a European Regulation on Artificial Intelligence, from a perspective of equality between women and men. Despite the progress towards equality that has been reflected in some of the aforementioned standards, we formulate a series of recommendations that would undoubtedly contribute significantly to eliminating gender biases in Artificial Intelligence and achieving real and effective equality.