Joe Biden's administration has unveiled a new AI Bill of Rights, which outlines five protections internet users should have in the AI age.
The guidelines do not set out specific enforcement actions, but are instead intended as a call to action for the safeguarding of digital and civil rights in an AI-fuelled world, officials said. These can include algorithms used for recruitment or financial decisions that discriminate against women or people of colour, which has not been an uncommon occurrence.
The Bill of Rights lays out five principles that should guide the design, use and deployment of automated systems. These state that AI should be safe, should not discriminate, should violate data privacy, should not be used without the user's knowledge and consent, and should not be the only point of contact with a customer.
“This blueprint is for the older Americans denied critical health benefits because of an algorithm change," said the White House...