US lawmakers are considering a bill which would force companies to establish systems that monitor AI-based algorithms for potential bias. The Algorithmic Accountability Act would compel the Federal Trade Commission to create rules for evaluating automated systems to determine whether they are discriminatory or biased. The legislation would apply to firms that generate over $50m per year, hold information on more than one million people or devices, or which act primarily as data brokers for the trading of consumer data. In February, Facebook and Amazon have been accused of using tools which discriminate against certain demographics.
US lawmakers are considering a bill which would force companies to establish systems that monitor AI-based algorithms for potential bias. The Algorithmic Accountability Act would compel the Federal Trade Commission to create rules for evaluating automated systems to determine whether they are discriminatory or biased. The legislation would apply to firms that generate over $50m per year, hold information on more than one million people or devices, or which act primarily as data brokers for the trading of consumer data. In recent months, Facebook and Amazon have been accused of using tools which discriminate against certain demographics.