Artificial Intelligence is everywhere these days—from deciding who gets that dream job to who qualifies for a home or even medical care. 🤖 But when it comes to making sure AI plays fair, the U.S. is hitting some serious roadblocks!
Lawmakers across states like Colorado, Connecticut, and Texas are rolling up their sleeves to tackle AI bias. They're proposing big changes to ensure AI doesn't discriminate. But guess what? They're facing pushback from almost every direction! 😓
There are over 400 AI-related bills buzzing around statehouses right now. Most of them focus on specific issues like deepfakes or AI in pornographic content. But the big hitters are trying to create a broad framework to curb AI discrimination—a problem that's been causing real-world harm. 🛑
Remember when an AI system downgraded women's résumés or failed to accurately assess Black medical patients? Not cool. Yet, up to 83% of employers use algorithms in hiring! 🤯
Suresh Venkatasubramanian, a professor at Brown University, nailed it when he said, \"You have to do something explicit to not be biased in the first place.\"
The proposed bills would require companies to do \"impact assessments\" of their AI systems. Think of it as a report card that checks for discrimination and explains how decisions are made. 📈 But companies are worried this could lead to lawsuits and reveal trade secrets. 🤐
Some are even pushing back on who can sue if things go wrong. Should only the government be able to take action, or should everyday people have that right too? 🤔
Kjersten Forseth from Colorado's AFL-CIO thinks leaving it up to companies to self-report is risky. \"Essentially, you are giving them an extra boot to push down on a worker or consumer,\" she said.
At the end of the day, the debate rages on. Will the U.S. find a way to make AI fair for everyone, or will bias continue to sneak its way into the algorithms that affect our lives? Stay tuned! 🚀
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U.S. first major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sides
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