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Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) , represent a pivotal step toward fostering ethical supply chains, underscoring the shared responsibility of states and corporations in combating human rights violations. As an advocate for such laws, I recognise the urgent need to make supply chains fairer and more ethical.
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For example, in relation to ‘adequate transparency and explainability’, there is more of an emphasis on explainability than on transparency and there is no indication of how to gauge ‘adequacy’ in relation to either of them. This is unhelpful in many ways.
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transparency for image manipulation), or substantial requirements (e.g. Weighing Risks A third idea, similar to the one above, would be to focus on weighting the main risks presented by the AI tool by enhancing their relevance in the technical evaluation of the offers. facial recognition via CCTV footage scraping).
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