US Democrats want feds to target the ‘black box’ of AI bias


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 11 Apr 2019

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2019, file photo, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., is seen on a cell phone as he speaks during a meet and greet with local residents in Marshalltown, Iowa. Congress is starting to show interest in prying open the “black box” of tech companies’ artificial intelligence much the same way the federal government checks under car hoods and audits banks. One proposal introduced Wednesday, April 19, and co-sponsored by Booker, would require big companies to test the “algorithmic accountability” of their high-risk AI systems, such as technology that detects faces or makes important decisions based on your most sensitive personal data. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

US Congress is starting to show interest in prying open the “black box” of tech companies’ artificial intelligence with oversight that parallels how the federal government checks under car hoods and audits banks.  

One proposal introduced Wednesday and co-sponsored by a Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Cory Booker, would require big companies to test the “algorithmic accountability” of their high-risk AI systems, such as technology that detects faces or makes important decisions based on your most sensitive personal data. 

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