The White House’s Plan To Curb Racist Technology Is Totally Useless or AI Bill of Rights.
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Today our podcast Art Intel and me, Brian , the Artificial Intelligence Voice, will read and listen the text of CHRISTOPHER DANCY, published at the NOVEMBER 5, 2022.
DESPITE THE IMPORTANT and ever-increasing role of artificial intelligence in many parts of modern society, there is very little policy or regulation governing the development and use of AI systems in the U.S.
Tech companies have largely been left to regulate themselves in this arena, potentially leading to decisions and situations that have garnered criticism.
Google fired an employee who publicly raised concerns over how a certain type of AI can contribute to environmental and social problems. Other AI companies have developed products that are used by organizations like the Los Angeles Police Department where they have been shown to bolster existing racially biased policies.
There are some government recommendations and guidance regarding AI use. But in early October 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy added to federal guidance in a big way by releasing the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights.
The Office of Science and Technology says that the protections outlined in the document should be applied to all automated systems. The blueprint spells out “five principles that should guide the design, use, and deployment of automated systems to protect the American public in the age of artificial intelligence.” The hope is that this document can act as a guide to help prevent AI systems from limiting the rights of U.S. residents.
As a computer scientist who studies the ways people interact with AI systems — and in particular how anti-Blackness mediates those interactions — I find this guide a step in the right direction, even though it has some holes and is not enforceable.
This article was originally published on The Conversation by Christopher Dancy at Penn State.
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