Josh Taylor reports: Photos of Australian children have been included in the dataset used by several AI image-generating tools without the knowledge or consent of them or their families, research by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found. An analysis of less than 0.0001% of the 5.85bn images contained in the Laion-5B dataset, used by services…
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Clearview AI Used Your Face. Now You May Get a Stake in the Company.
Kashmir Hill reports: A facial recognition start-up, accused of invasion of privacy in a class-action lawsuit, has agreed to a settlement, with a twist: Rather than cash payments, it would give a 23 percent stake in the company to Americans whose faces are in its database. Clearview AI, which is based in New York, scraped…
Colorado and Utah Artificial Intelligence laws: what you need to know
Here is some info from privacy law firms about two states’ AI laws. Colorado Odia Kagan of FoxRothschild writes: Colorado recently enacted its Artificial Intelligence law, launching a new era of state AI laws. What do you need to know? The bill is effective February 1, 2026 and enforceable by the Attorney General. This is…
White House Publishes Steps to Protect Workers from the Risks of AI
Eric J. Felsberg and Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis write: Last year the White House weighed in on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in businesses. Since the executive order, several government entities including the Department of Labor have released guidance on the use of AI. And now the White House published principles to protect workers when AI is used…