Artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly impacts various aspects of life and science. With the progress of AI several challenges arise: AI-powered surveillance systems, such as facial recognition technology, can track individuals’ movements and activities without their consent, leading to mass surveillance and violations of the right to privacy. AI systems that have been trained on biased data can perpetuate and exacerbate discrimination in areas like hiring, lending, and law enforcement, impacting individuals based on ethnicity, gender, or other protected characteristics. AI applications generate unfairness in healthcare, criminal justice, and education, especially for marginalized groups. Moreover, AI-driven content moderation on social media platforms can lead to over-censorship. Simultaneously, AI can be misused for spreading misinformation, manipulating public opinion, and undermining democratic processes. Deploying autonomous AI systems in critical areas like the military and law can result in decisions that lack human oversight and raise significant ethical and moral concerns. As this technological evolution seems to outpace European and International regulations, safeguarding fundamental Human Rights in the digital age becomes increasingly important.

The 2025 Winterschool will explore the critical intersections of AI and human rights law by bringing together leading experts, scholars, and students from diverse fields to engage in critical discussions and collaborative learning.

The Winterschool will address pressing questions such as:

• (How) Is AI reshaping the Human Rights landscape?
• (How) Can Human Rights Law effectively address the challenges posed by AI?
• Do we need a revision of Human Rights Law in the age of AI?
• Can Human Rights principles ensure a humanistic application of AI in practice?

The program aims to provide an engaging and enriching experience, featuring keynote speeches, hackathons, and contributions from both theoretical and practical perspectives.