Abstract
The last two decades have been incremental for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven technologies. AI is increasingly being applied to all facets of life. Much research has been conducted on AI and its interplay with human rights in general, yet, little research is available on AI’s impact on LGBTQ+ rights and the queer community in particular (though many of the general human rights concerns are also valid for the LGBTQ+ community). While the LGBTQ+ community has benefitted from certain forms of AI, there are also discernible risks involved in AI’s application in terms of privacy, health, safety, employment, censorship, discrimination etc. Weighed against each other, the pertinent question is whether AI is to be considered a friend or a foe for the LGBTQ+ community. This chapter aims to answer that question and fill the gap in the literature. It discusses some of the positive aspects of AI applications that have improved the lives of LGBTQ+ people and advanced or promoted the protection of LGBTQ+ rights, as well as the negative risks and the ethical implications of this ever-evolving technology that need to be addressed for a fairer future application. It furthermore elaborates on what queer theory is and how its application from the beginning stages of AI-development on could take away some of the concerns that are prevalent. It presents three case studies to illustrate how an actual queerification of AI could lead it to being more inclusive, diverse and fair for the queer community.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights |
| Editors | Jeroen Temperman, Alberto Quintavalla |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Chapter | 15 |
| Pages | 222-234 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780192882486 |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Sept 2023 |
