Forum Talk 3 – Balancing the Freedom of Expression with Public Safety and Fighting Cyber Crime

7 November 2024 - 11.15-13.00 / Palais de l'Europe / Room 9

Interpretation FR/EN

In co-operation with Council of Europe’s Cyber Crime Division

In the contemporary context, it is often difficult to balance the requirements of safeguarding the freedom of expression with those of fighting cybercrimes – this session will offer possible answers to this conundrum.

Moderator:

Alexander SEGER, Head of Council of Europe’s Cyber Crime Division

Panel:

Abeba BIRHANE, Mozilla Senior Fellow in Trustworthy AI – Mozilla Foundation, member of the United Nations Secretary General’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory Body, Ethiopia

Abeba Birhane is a cognitive scientist, currently a Senior Advisor in AI Accountability at the Mozilla Foundation and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the School of Computer Science and Statistics at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Her research focuses on AI accountability, particularly on auditing AI models and training datasets, for which she was featured in Wired UK and TIME, appearing on TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI list. Abeba Birhane also serves on the United Nations Secretary-General’s AI Advisory Body and the newly convened AI Advisory Council in Ireland.

Natalia SPINU, former Head at Cyber Security Center CERT-GOV-MD, ITSEC, Moldova

Geronimo L Sy, Professor of Law, Silliman University, AI GovTech Advisor, The Philippines

Peter NOORLANDER, Director, Global Rights Hub, United Kingdom