Canada crawling toward AI regulatory regime, but experts say reform is urgent
Alberta and B.C. privacy commissioners has no authority to levy fines against the any companies that violate Canadians’ personal information, […]
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FTC Issues New Guidance on Artificial Intelligence Technology
In the latest piece to come out of the FTC’s new focus on emerging technologies, the FTC Bureau of Consumer […]
Global AI fight heats up over health data
Spat over a Microsoft health data project highlights growing European distrust of U.S. tech. The French government made that clear […]
The Netherlands Is Becoming a Predictive Policing Hot Spot
A report released late last month by Amnesty International revealed that Dutch law enforcement have been engaged in a number of […]
EU nations call for ‘soft law solutions’ in future Artificial Intelligence regulation
Fourteen EU countries have set out their position on the future regulation of Artificial Intelligence, urging the European Commission to […]
Amazon aims to improve biometric features and privacy with new edge AI chip in Echo devices
A new processor in Amazon’s latest generation of Echo devices are giving the Alexa assistant intriguing capabilities that the company […]
ICO Issues Guidance on Artificial Intelligence
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has finalised the key component of its “AI Auditing Framework” following consultation. The Guidance […]
Clearview AI Mounts a First Amendment Defense
Clearview AI has hired Floyd Abrams, a top lawyer, to help fight claims that selling its data to law enforcement […]
US Govt. Releases Report on Privacy, Discrimination Risks of Facial Recognition
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a key report about privacy and discrimination risks posed by the commercial use […]
US Govt. issues Artificial Intelligence Ethics Framework for the Intelligence Community
US government has issued ethics guide for United States Intelligence Community personnel on how to procure, design, build, use, protect, […]
Amazon, Google, Microsoft sued over photos in facial recognition database
Amazon, Google parent Alphabet and Microsoft used people’s photos to train their facial recognition technologies without obtaining the subjects’ permission, […]
Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm
In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan […]