L'intelligenza artificiale come nuova frontiera dei diritti fondamentali

The thesis examines the technological innovations related to artificial intelligence from the point of view of fundamental rights. The first part gives a general introduction on the technical characteristics of artificial intelligence, its historical development and the ethical, philosophical and legal debate about it. The second part analyses the impact of AI on the rights recognised by the Italian Constitution and the other main legal traditions based on the rule of law, focusing in particular on the protection of personal identity, the right to non-discrimination and freedom of speech. The third part explores the hypothesis of the recognition of three new rights due to the technological revolution: the right to artificial intelligence disclosure, the right to an explanation of outputs and the right to a human oversight of technology. These new legal positions are analysed in three hypothetical contexts of application: the public administration, the justice sector and the healthcare industry.