Artificial Intelligence And The Decline Of Privacy And Freedom In The Digital Age
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Tania Dasgupta, St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata
ABSTRACT
This research paper, titled "Artificial Intelligence and the Decline of Privacy and Freedom in the Digital Age," discusses how the rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence influences basic human rights, such as the rights to privacy and freedom. The main objective of this study will be to examine how AI technologies (data analytics, facial recognition, predictive algorithms, and surveillance systems) collect and process personal information and use it in ways that can threaten individual autonomy and freedom of expression. The central argument of this research is that although AI confers enormous benefits in efficiency, communication, and problem solving, without guardrails of ethical considerations, its intrusive practices can substantially interfere with private life, manipulate human conduct, and even engender mass surveillance by governments and corporations alike. The research question guiding this study is: How does the increasing use of AI technologies contribute to the erosion of privacy and freedom, and what ethical measures can ensure the protection of human rights in the digital age? This paper follows a doctrinal methodology, combining critical analysis of existing laws, international conventions, judicial decisions, and scholarly writings on related subjects of privacy, data protection, and human rights. It examines the applicability of legal instruments like the UDHR, ICCPR, GDPR, and related national legislations to assess their adequacy in responding to the emerging threats posed by AI. Through comparative legal insights, the research underlines existing gaps in the current legal protection and the need for more robust accountability mechanisms affecting AI developers and users. This work is significant because it contributes to the current global debate on how technological progress can or should be balanced against human rights. In this context, the pressing need for ethics- driven governance, transparent policy on AI, and legally binding safeguards to prevent abuse of technology is absolutely indispensable. Ultimately, this research is meant to foster a rights-based approach toward AI development, ensuring that innovation does not come at the cost of human dignity, freedom, and privacy.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, Freedom, Human Rights, Surveillance
