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AI, Government Contractors, and Employment Discrimination

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/26/2024

Increasingly, companies use AI to evaluate job applications and make interviewing or hiring decisions. However, government contractors who use artificial intelligence to evaluate job applications should ensure that the AI not...more

Using AI in Human Resources and the Risks of Employment Discrimination

Rumberger | Kirk on 8/11/2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm and revolutionizing how people work. While the possibilities for automation and increasing efficiency appear endless with the rapid progression of this technology,...more

AI Gets Attention From Federal Agencies

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/24/2023

In a joint statement, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Department of Justice (DOJ) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) expressed concern about the potential for...more

Federal Government Signals Enforcement Priority Regarding Artificial Intelligence Tools in The Workplace

CDF Labor Law LLP on 5/22/2023

On top of last week’s Senate hearing into artificial intelligence (“AI”) featuring the testimony of OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)...more

Four Federal Agencies Reaffirm Authority to Monitor Automated Systems for Unlawful Discrimination and Other Federal Law Violations

WilmerHale on 5/2/2023

On April 25, 2023 four federal agencies—the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more

EEOC Issues Joint Statement on Automated Systems and AI Concerns With Other Agencies

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/27/2023

On April 25, 2023, four U.S. federal agencies issued a joint statement pledging to enforce federal laws to “promote responsible innovation” in the context of automated decision-making and artificial intelligence (AI) systems...more

White House AI Bill of Rights Highlights CFPB, FTC, and Federal Housing Regulatory and Enforcement Actions

Venable LLP on 10/11/2022

The Biden administration's new Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights to enhance protections for Americans elevates recent federal regulatory and enforcement actions related to consumer protection, financial services, and...more

White House Weighs In On the Use of AI by Businesses

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/7/2022

On October 3, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy published its “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights.” This adds to prior federal guidance released by the EEOC and DOJ regarding the use of AI in...more

Artificial Intelligence Briefing: FTC Holds Forum on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 9/28/2022

Our latest briefing explores the recent FTC commercial surveillance and data security forum (including discussion on widespread use of AI and algorithms in advertising), California’s inquiry into potentially discriminatory...more

It May be Time to Review Employment Policies: Regulations on the Horizon for Use of Automated Employment Decision Tools

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 6/9/2022

Employers’ use of artificial intelligence in assessing job applicants and employees has increased rapidly throughout the last decade. These tools are used in a variety of contexts, such as making hiring decisions,...more

The EU Is Preparing for Artificial Intelligence. What About the US?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/25/2022

The European Union is gearing up to regulate AI, but what is the U.S. doing? •There are new Federal algorithmic transparency bills being filed: •The Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022, introduced by Senator Ron Wyden...more

Privacy Tip #216 – Another Caution about Biometric Data

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/14/2019

Biometric information is unique to each of us, including our fingerprints, voice, face, iris, and DNA. We can’t replace our biometric data like we can a credit card. If it is compromised, it is compromised forever. It is uber...more

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