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EU AI Act to Protect Asylum Seekers' Rights by 2024

12/11/2025

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  • The European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act, effective August 2024, regulates AI by risk level to protect asylum seekers' rights.
  • Pilot projects such as Shield AI in Bulgaria raise concerns that testing blends into use.
  • The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) says the project reduced crime and protected rights, though data-use details remain unclear.
  • Switzerland lags in AI regulation and aims to mirror EU standards while increasing border-management funding.