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Such a bill was introduced in the Senate last June—the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020—by Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), but failed to advance in 2020. The bill, as written, would prevent federal funds from being spent on facial recognition technology or any other biometric surveillance system. Federal agencies, then, could not contract for surveillance systems for their own use, nor could Congress or federal agencies grant money to cities and states for such systems. … [Read more...] about These crowdsourced maps will show exactly where surveillance cameras are watching

By joining the pledge, the companies are committing to report to their investors and stakeholders the metrics that are most relevant to their businesses, “or briefly explaining why a different approach is more appropriate,” Etolbgy says. In addition, they’re committing to be public advocates for the goals, encouraging business partners to do the same, and advocating for an ever-evolving, more consistent standard so that “there’s convergence in this very complicated ecosystem of metrics and disclosures around sustainability,” she says. … [Read more...] about More than 60 global businesses—including Mastercard, Nestlé, and Unilever—announce commitment to transparency

The auditors themselves also don’t have a clear reason to be as critical as necessary—especially if the company they’re auditing is the one writing the check. It’s a mistake to assume that analyzing algorithms is a purely mathematical process with an objectively correct answer—there are countless subjective choices in each specific audit. These choices can easily tip an audit towards a favorable view of the client. If there isn’t a market incentive or governmental backstop to prevent that, this will happen far more often than it should, and algorithmic auditing won’t be as effective. … [Read more...] about Independent auditors are struggling to hold AI companies accountable

First, some definitions: 3D stock assets are ready made objects and materials that can be combined with photographs, video footage, or other digital environments to create photorealistic images. They can make a photo editor’s life easier because getting the perfect shot of a coffee cup or soup can no longer involves sourcing the object or getting the in situ light just right. You simply design it using software. … [Read more...] about Shutterstock makes a $75 million bet that the future of photography won’t always involve cameras