2024-09-05 One-Minute Post

Google faces a digital privacy class action over AI product use. Japan’s AI programs monitor workers’ facial expressions, raising privacy concerns. The government announces new AI standards for businesses, including bias detection. Employers must consider AI bias in employment and recruiting. Pittsburgh’s policy on AI use emphasizes minding bias in the code. GenAI apps pose security and privacy risks due to user data uploads.

Articles we found interesting:

1. The AI Wild West: Unraveling the Security and Privacy Risks of GenAI Apps - SecurityWeek link Highlight: GenAI users are uploading data to numerous apps – what are the security and privacy risks of these artificial intelligence apps?
2. Google Slapped With Digital Privacy Class Action Over Use of Customer Service AI Product link Highlight: Bursor & Fisher and the Simon Law Firm filed the complaint on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
3. AI Programs in Japan are Forcing Workers to Smile More – Would That Work in the U.S.? link Highlight: Also, implementing an AI system to monitor employees' facial expressions could raise several legal concerns under state privacy laws. The Illinois …
4. The Government has announced new AI standards for businesses link Highlight: Record-keeping – showing compliance with guardrails. Alerting AI developers when there is “bias” detected. AI bias. The Government said its strategy …
5. 5 Things to Think About When Using AI in Employment and Recruiting - Lexology link Highlight: Many laws have made it clear that it is not enough to rely on any representations of the AI developer that the AI system is free from bias; employers …
6. What's the City of Pittsburgh's policy on the use of AI? - PublicSource link Highlight: When AI is used, city staff are to “mind the bias” that can be deep in the code “based on past stereotypes.” And all use of AI must be disclosed …

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