Tonya Riley reports: A federal judge granted 22 states and the District of Columbia leave to file amicus briefs opposing a settlement to resolve claims that facial recognition company Clearview AI violated biometric privacy laws. A group of state attorneys general said the settlement has “severe flaws that undermine consumers’ fundamental right to privacy and…
Category: Artificial Intelligence
What Happens If an AI Model Is Developed With Unlawfully Processed Personal Data
Odia Kagan of Fox Rothschild writes: The European Data Protection Board recently issued an opinion on AI models, shedding light on what the consequences could be for the unlawful processing of personal data in the development phase of an AI model on the subsequent processing or operation of the AI model. Possible remedies: Up to…
Schools Using AI to Send Police to Students’ Homes
Victor Tangermann reports: Schools are employing dubious AI-powered software to accuse teenagers of wanting to harm themselves and sending the cops to their homes as a result — with often chaotic and traumatic results. As the New York Times reports, software being installed on high school students’ school-issued devices tracks every word they type. An algorithm then…
FTC Takes Action Against IntelliVision Technologies for Deceptive Claims About its Facial Recognition Software
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against IntelliVision Technologies Corp. for making false, misleading or unsubstantiated claims that its AI-powered facial recognition software was free of gender and racial bias and making other misleading claims about the technology. Under a proposed consent order settling the FTC’s allegations, IntelliVision will be prohibited from misrepresenting the accuracy and…