During the AI Congress Barcelona, Borràs noted that agentic AI systems process personal data in various ways, amplifying risks to fundamental rights and reinforcing organizational obligations.
She emphasized that prevention and precaution should guide actions involving disruptive technologies. Proactive responsibility from organizations is crucial to ensure technology serves people.
Borràs advocated for implementing privacy by design and by default, alongside human supervision, recalling the right to not be subject to automated individual decisions and the possibility of requesting effective human intervention.
Regarding AI governance, she deemed it essential for AI system design and development teams to include experts in data protection and fundamental rights.
Finally, she highlighted the need to assess impacts on data protection and fundamental rights, praising the Catalan FRIA model promoted by APDCAT.
The AI Congress, held from October 20-22 in Barcelona, is an event by the Centre of Innovation for Data tech and Artificial Intelligence (CIDAI), coordinated by Eurecat, as part of the Catalan Government's Artificial Intelligence Strategy.
