Join Andrew Copson in conversation with Susie Alegre, international human rights lawyer and author of Freedom to Think and Human Rights, Robot Wrongs.

In this series, Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson hosts unscripted, one-on-one discussions over the course of 60 minutes with philosophers, scientists, campaigners, entertainers, and historians.

An international human rights lawyer and author, Susie Alegre's first book Freedom to Think was a Financial Times Technology Book of the Year 2022 and shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Christopher Bland Prize 2023. Her second book Human Rights, Robot Wrongs: Being Human in the Age of AI is due to be published on 2 May 2024. She published and appears regularly in national and international media talking about the impact of technology on human rights.

Her expertise in technology, AI, and human rights is grounded in over 20 years’ experience. She has worked on some of the most challenging legal and political issues of our time including: human rights and security, combating corruption in the developing world, protecting human rights at borders, and the human rights impacts of climate change on small islands.

Her work has taken her all over the world to places as diverse as Spain, Uganda, Brussels, Kyrgyzstan, and Poland. She has worked for international NGOs like Amnesty International and international organisations including the UN, the EU, and the Council of Europe. The breadth of her experience has given her great insight into the way international law and institutions work in practice. Originally from the Isle of Man, she is the founder of the Island Rights Initiative.

She has an MA Hons in French and Philosophy from the University of Edinburgh, a Masters in European and International Human Rights Law from the University of Nantes, and a PhD in International Human Rights Law from the University of Roehampton. She is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance and Innovation (CIGI).