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Digital Dehumanisation and Automated Harm

This report aims to provide recent examples of the use of digital technologies with dehumanising effects and automated harms experienced around the world.

This paper aims to provide recent examples of the use of digital technologies with dehumanising effects and automated harms experienced around the world by individuals and peoples in both peacetime and conflict settings, highlighting the connections and interdependencies between many of the technologies in question. It is not comprehensive or exhaustive, but highlights some recent well-documented and researched cases.

The paper then examines the implications of digital dehumanisation and automated harm, and makes recommendations for policymakers.

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