*Unlawful by design: Exposing the human rights costs of generative AI
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28 May 2026
Index Number: POL 40/0996/2026
This briefing examines how standalone generative AI systems, based on
unlawful web scraping, are in conflict with international human rights
law (IHRL) and standards through their design, development and
deployment. While these technologies promise sophisticated automation
and efficiency, they rely on data collection and model training
practices that abuse privacy rights, enable discrimination, and threaten
freedom of expression and thought. Amnesty International finds that
standalone generative AI systems, based on unlawful web scraping, depend
on mass invasions of privacy by design, and are fundamentally
incompatible with IHRL. As such, Amnesty International is calling for a
prohibition of such systems.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/pol40/0996/2026/en/
