Topic
algorithmic bias
184 published works
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
CFPB Outlines Options to Prevent Algorithmic Bias in Home Valuations
By Alan D. Wingfield, David N. Anthony, Chris Willis, Chris Capurso
On February 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an outline of proposals and alternatives (Outline) under consideration related to an automated valuation model (AVM) rulemaking. Despite the lack…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB SBREFA Panel Outline on AVM Rulemaking Addresses Potential for Algorithmic Bias In Home Valuations
The CFPB recently issued an outline entitled Small Business Advisory Review Panel for Automated Valuation Model (AVM) Rulemaking. While the outline addresses an upcoming joint rulemaking to implement quality control requirements…
The Data Advisor
Legal Requirements for Mitigating Bias in AI Systems
An alphabet soup of U.S. government agencies has taken steps toward regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Last year, Congress passed the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act, which creates numerous new initiatives, committees,…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
DC AG Introduces “Stop Discrimination By Algorithms Act”
By Alan D. Wingfield, Chris Capurso, David N. Anthony
On December 8, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine transmitted the "Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act of 2021 (Act)" for consideration and enactment by the Council of the…
Eye On Privacy
FTC 2022 Regulatory Priorities to Include Privacy and Security
As we look to 2022, a question on many companies’ minds is what actions we will see from the FTC. Two recent developments are important on that front. First, the…
Inside Privacy
FTC Announces Regulatory Priorities for Both Privacy and Competition
By Laura Kim, Terrell McSweeny
On December 10th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Statement of Regulatory Priorities that announced the agency’s intent to initiate rulemakings on issues such as privacy, security, algorithmic decision-making,…
Privacy World
FTC Issues Notice Contemplating Rulemaking for Security, Privacy and AI in 2022
By Alan Friel, Kristin Bryan, Kyle Fath
CPW has been tracking Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) activity in the realm of privacy and cybersecurity in 2021. Last Friday, the FTC issued a notice (“Notice”) that it was “considering…
eDiscovery Today Blog
NYC Law is First to Require Audits of Algorithms Used for Hiring and Promotion: Artificial Intelligence Trends
By Doug Austin
I’ve seen several people mention this article regarding a new NYC law regarding holding the developers of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms accountable for how they work. According to an article…
The Traklight Blog
Model Sues Twitter Over Copyright Infringement By Algorithm
By Mike Willee
It’s probably not easy to be famous in the age of social media. Certainly it’s easy in the most obvious ways that have carried over for decades: money and some…
The Right Coast
One of Google’s Top Engineers Abandons the Company, Reveals Big Tech Rewrote Algorithms for an Insidious Goal
A Big Tech whistleblower said Google altered its algorithm in order to ensure that negative stories from the establishment media about former Present Donald Trump were what people saw when…