PENAL PROTECTION FOR NATIONAL UNITY AND SOCIETAL HARMONY IN LIGHT OF THE DEVELOPMENTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, "THE LAW ON PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION AND HATE SPEECH IN ALGERIAN LEGISLATION AS A MODEL"

Abstract

The developments of artificial intelligence, with the increasing number of people using online communication platforms and messaging applications, enabled the continuous and immediate flow of information exchange, and helped speed up communication and access to information, which affected the use of digital tools during political, social and economic crises, as well as in the event of natural disasters and conflicts, In order to distort the facts intentionally or unintentionally, with the aim of provoking strife by influencing members of society and inciting them against each other, and inciting peoples against their governments, which would threaten national unity and social harmony, Among the most prominent forms of this use is the spread of hate speech and racial discrimination through the means of digital communication with an expression that encourages or justifies discrimination, and in various forms that include contempt, insult, hostility, hatred or violence, whether by saying or writing, drawing, signaling, photographing, singing, acting. Or any form of expression under the pretext of freedom of opinion and expression. Hate speech and discrimination ignites the fire of sedition among the people of the same country, and encourages violent practices against certain groups of society, as well as contributes to the commission of crimes against them, such as minorities, political opponents, immigrants, and others, and by using digital means, the matter has become faster and more dangerous. Through this research paper, we will look at the reasons for the escalation of crimes of discrimination and hate speech, especially in light of the developments of artificial intelligence, and show the mechanisms to combat them, as a model for this. We read the provisions of Law No. 20-05 of April 28, 2020 related to the prevention and combating of discrimination and hate speech in Algerian legislation.