Agnès Callamard Returns to Manila to Address AI Threats to Human Rights at Rappler Summit
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Agnès Callamard Returns to Manila to Address AI Threats to Human Rights at Rappler Summit

Agnès Callamard, previously barred from the Philippines, returns for the first time to speak at Rappler's Social Good Summit on the threats posed by unregulated AI to human rights and democracies. The event highlights urgent global concerns about AI's impact.

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