🛑 Is unregulated technology really benefiting society, or is it doing more harm than good?

In this week’s episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast ™️, proudly sponsored by Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology we dive into a critical conversation about technology and migration, featuring the incredible Petra Molnar—a migration and human rights lawyer and anthropologist. 

Petra has been a relentless advocate for migrant justice since 2008, working across multiple countries, including Jordan, Turkey, and Kenya. She’s the Co-Creator of the Migration & Technology Monitor, a global initiative that sheds light on the real-life implications of using AI and surveillance technologies at borders. Petra's groundbreaking work is also highlighted in her latest book, Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in The Age of Artificial Intelligence.

🎧 So, why should you be tuning in?

🔸 Unregulated Border Technologies: Petra shares shocking insights into the deployment of controversial technologies like robo-dogs and biometric scanning, which often operate with little oversight. 

🔸 Human Impact: "There’s this obsession with using technical solutions for very complicated things, and the way that these projects are rolled out does not take into account the impact that they have, because they’re hurting real people." 

🔸 AI and Discrimination: Petra emphasises that AI is not a neutral tool, saying, "AI and technology are social constructs, just like language and law and policies. It’s not something that we can pluck out from thin air and say it’s a neutral tool." 

🔸 The Global Rise of ‘Crimmigration’: How the lines between migration management and criminal law are increasingly blurred, creating even more challenges for people on the move. 

🔸 Witnessing Technologies and Storytelling: Discover how Petra’s work at the Migration and Technology Monitor is amplifying the voices of displaced people and fostering a global community of resistance.

🌍 Petra's efforts remind us that when we talk about borders and technology, we're talking about real lives, real communities, and real human rights. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in how technology intersects with law and humanity.

➡️ Ready to dig deeper into these urgent issues? 

🎧 Listen to Petra Molnar’s episode sponsored by Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology here 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/regulating-technology-protecting-human-rights-at-the/id1485892170?i=1000667993823

📚 Learn more about Petra's episode and full transcript can be found via our website here 👉 https://legallyspeakingpodcast.com/regulating-technology-protecting-human-rights-at-the-border-petra-molnar-s8e26/