Chief Ombudsman of Türkiye, Mr. Mehmet Akarca participated as a speaker in the International Baku Ombudsmen Summit titled “Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities, Risks and Responsibilities”, hosted by the Office of the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan recently.

In his speech, Mr. Akarca emphasized that while artificial intelligence offers significant opportunities to enhance efficiency and quality of public services, it also brings important challenges which should be addressed in line with consideration with human rights, transparency, accountability, and the rule of law. He also highlighted the role of ombudsman institutions in promoting a culture of seeking legal remedies and raising public awareness of digital rights.

On the occasion, Mr. Akarca also had the opportunity to meet Mr. Naveed Kamran Baloch, the newly appointed Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan and President of AOA, and to discuss with him cooperation between our institutions as well as within AOA.