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EPIC Urges the NTIA to Tackle Privacy Harms, Bias, and Regulatory Hurdles in New Comment on AI Model Openness
Yesterday, EPIC submitted comments to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in response to its request for comments on the risks and benefits of dual-use foundation models with widely available model weights, highlighting key privacy, bias, and regulatory hurdles that both closed and open AI models must overcome.
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AI Policy
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OMB Finalizes Long-Awaited Guidance on Federal AI Use
Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its final guidance on AI governance, innovation, and risk management within federal agencies.
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EPIC Urges NIST to Center AI Transparency and Data Minimization in AI Risk Management Following Biden Executive Order
oday, EPIC submitted comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) commending their efforts to develop additional AI risk management resources pursuant to President Biden’s AI Executive Order and recommending additional guidance around AI transparency, accountability, and data controls to mitigate the risks of both generative and non-generative AI.
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Senator Markey Introduces EPIC-Supported Bill to Ensure Federal Agencies Monitor and Combat AI Harms
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GAO Report: Federal Agencies Are Not Complying with AI Requirements
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report reviewing federal agencies’ compliance with AI requirements, such as use case inventories. The report found that of the 20 federal agencies that reported planned and current uses of AI, 15 agencies’ use case inventories contained inaccurate and incomplete information.
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AI in the Criminal Justice System
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EU Lawmakers Clinch Deal on Landmark Artificial Intelligence Legislation
Late Friday night, EU policymakers reached a political agreement on the final terms of the Artificial Intelligence Act.
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International Privacy
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International Privacy Laws
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Top EU Court Rules Against Use of Automated Decision-Making Algorithms in Credit Information Industry
The CJEU ruled that the creation of an automated “probability value based on personal data concerning his or her ability to meet payment commitments in the future” by a credit information agency constitutes an “automated individual decision making” within the meaning of Article 22.
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AI Policy
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International Privacy
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EDPB Clarifies Ban on Meta’s Processing of Personal Data for Targeted Advertising
On December 7th, the EDPB clarified that a contract is not a legitimate purpose for Meta’s processing of personal data, striking down the subscription service model.
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AI Policy
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Big Data
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Commercial AI Use
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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International Privacy
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International Privacy Laws
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Privacy Laws
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Social Media Privacy
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EPIC Urges NTIA to Back Data Minimization, Address Wide Range of Harms to Minors Online
As children and teens continue spend so much of their lives online in recreational, social and educational settings, it has become clear that existing laws and regulations do not sufficiently protect minors from online harms. In the face of emerging risks from AI and other technologies, EPIC recommended that the NTIA center safeguards like data minimization or a ban on targeted advertising to minors in any of its future recommendations.
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AI Policy
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Children's Privacy
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Student Privacy
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Former President Obama Adds EPIC-Backed ‘Zero Trust AI Governance’ Framework to AI Reading List
Earlier today, three days after President Biden's Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence, former President Obama posted a piece entitled "What I’m Reading on the Rise of Artificial Intelligence." One of the articles the former President highlighted was a framework developed by EPIC, AI Now Insitute, and Accountable Tech entitled "Zero Trust AI Governance".
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