Interdependences between AI applications and liberal professions services: addressing urgent societal needs

Key points

The EESC:

1. underlines that AI should remain a complementary tool rather than a substitute, with ultimate decision-making in sensitive areas such as health, law, or taxation staying under human control to safeguard professional autonomy and accountability;

2. stresses that the technology can ease administrative burdens and routine tasks, enabling professionals to focus on higher-value, human-centric services, which improves efficiency and the quality of services delivered to citizens and enterprises;

3. insists that ethical and professional standards must apply to the use of AI, ensuring transparency in AI-driven decisions, avoiding bias and discrimination, and respecting privacy, data protection, and intellectual property rights;

4. highlight the need of continuous training and professional standards are needed to ensure liberal professions can benefit from AI. Ethics committees and inclusive governance structures should be closely linked to practice, while social dialogue and worker participation are key to determining which tasks are for machines and which remain human;

5. considers that public trust requires a cycle of responsible AI development that ensures fairness, accountability, and reliability, with regulation that clarifies responsibilities while encouraging innovation and safeguarding the public interest.

    

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