From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) today issued a call for proposals for its Contributions Program on the themes of addressing the privacy impacts of new technologies, and protecting children’s privacy. The Contributions Program funds innovative research and public awareness initiatives that seek…
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Humana also using AI tool with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit claims
Beth Mole reports: Humana, one the nation’s largest health insurance providers, is allegedly using an artificial intelligence model with a 90 percent error rate to override doctors’ medical judgment and wrongfully deny care to elderly people on the company’s Medicare Advantage plans. According to a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Humana’s use of the AI model constitutes a “fraudulent…
Artificial intelligence can find your location in photos, worrying privacy experts
Geoff Brumfiel reports: A student project has revealed yet another power of artificial intelligence — it can be extremely good at geolocating where photos are taken. The project, known as Predicting Image Geolocations (or PIGEON, for short) was designed by three Stanford graduate students in order to identify locations on Google Street View. But when…
Long-running Clearview AI class action biometric privacy case settles
Suzanne Smalley reports: Facial recognition technology company Clearview AI has reached a settlement with plaintiffs in a class-action privacy lawsuit after a long court battle, according to a court docket entry filed November 30. The terms of the settlement are not yet public. The docket entry from an Illinois federal court noted that the parties…