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New EPIC Report Sheds Light on Generative A.I. Harms

EPIC has just released a new report detailing the wide variety of harms that new generative A.I. tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and DALL-E pose! While many of these tools have been lauded for their capability to produce new and believable text, images, audio, and videos, the rapid integration of generative AI technology into consumer-facing products has undermined years-long efforts to make AI development transparent and accountable.
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Big Data
- Commercial AI Use
- Competition and Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Online Harassment
- Privacy & Racial Justice
- Updates
Supreme Court Avoids Major Section 230 Ruling in Case About Digital Platforms Recommending Terrorist Content

The Supreme Court has declined to address whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law that encourages tech companies to moderate content on their platforms, immunizes companies like Google and Twitter from lawsuits alleging that their recommendation algorithms promoted terrorist activity. In a pair of decisions released today—Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh.
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Online Harassment
- Updates
EPIC Joins Consumer Groups in Urging Supreme Court to Reject Attack on the CFPB
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates
EU Parliament Approves AI Act, Urges Rejection of Transatlantic Data Framework

uropean Parliament held a series of meetings, resulting in adopting both the text of the AI Act and a resolution outlining risks and proposals for change in the currently-proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- Screening & Scoring
- Web Scraping
- Updates
Key U.S. Enforcement Agencies Commit to Enforcement of Existing Laws on Entities Using AI
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Government AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates
EPIC and ACLU Urge NIST to Advance Privacy in Digital Identity Guidelines
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Government AI Use
- Government Databases
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Recommends ACUS Consider Administrative Burdens Exacerbated By Scoring and Screening Tools, Recommend Transparency
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Government AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates
EPIC Cautions OSTP on Data Transfers, Urges Differential Privacy

On March 30, EPIC submitted comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recommending several resources that might assist OSTP in fulfilling the aims of the "Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety" Executive Order.
- Access to Information
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Fourth Amendment
- Freedom of Information Act
- Government Databases
- Open Government
- Privacy & Racial Justice
- Privacy in Public
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
Italy Bans ChatGPT and Begins Investigating Potential GDPR Violations by OpenAI

Yesterday, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued an order under the GDPR requiring OpenAI to immediately stop processing local user data, effectively blocking ChatGPT until OpenAI complies with European data protection laws. The DPA’s order comes at a time of increased scrutiny over ChatGPT and similar generative A.I. models.
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Consumer Privacy
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- International Privacy
- Updates
President Biden Signs Executive Order Advancing Racial Equity and Imposing Equity Principles on Government A.I.

With its inclusion of digital civil rights and efforts to prevent algorithmic discrimination, today’s executive order is a welcome shift toward a more equitable and responsible government approach to A.I.
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Government AI Use
- Privacy & Racial Justice
- Screening & Scoring
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates

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