Data Breach Notification Laws, and More from CRS
New and updated reports that were issued by the Congressional Research Service last week include the following.
Data Security and Breach Notification Legislation: Selected Legal Issues, December 28, 2015
Sex Discrimination and the United States Supreme Court: Developments in the Law, December 30, 2015
The Budget Control Act of 2011 as Amended: Budgetary Effects, December 29, 2015
Former U.S. Hostages of Iran to be Eligible for Compensation, CRS Legal Sidebar, December 29, 2015
Federal Public Transportation Program: In Brief, December 28, 2015
NASA Appropriations and Authorizations: A Fact Sheet, December 29, 2015
Iran, Gulf Security, and U.S. Policy, December 29, 2015
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These ideas aim to advance the detailed policy solutions needed to foster public trust and implement fairness in the adoption of AI across diverse domains, from healthcare and government benefits to rural access, education, and worker protections.
The evidence is clear: algorithmic pay-setting is established in app-based work, and payroll/timekeeping failures show how software can produce systemic wage harm at scale
While a few states have taken steps to implement decision-making mechanisms for certain AI systems, too many leaders are simply accepting narratives about AI’s purported public benefit at face value – jumping to the “how” of AI implementation before thoroughly vetting potential systems and deciding whether they are appropriate to use at all.