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PRESS RELEASE: EPIC and Consumer Advocates Sue Tenant Screening Company for Unfair and Deceptive Algorithmic Practices

October 3, 2024

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) have filed suit against tenant screening company, RentGrow, for unfair and deceptive practices tied to their automated tenant screening reports.
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates
EPIC Releases its AI Legislation Scorecard

June 25, 2024

Today, EPIC published its AI Legislation Scorecard, a first-of-its-kind rubric for lawmakers, journalists, advocates and academics to use when evaluating the strength of state and federal AI bills.
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Government AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates
At White House AI Aspirations Conference, EPIC Urges Agencies Considering AI to Center Public Trust

June 20, 2024

On Thursday, June 13, EPIC Executive Director Alan Butler joined experts from across the federal government for a White House panel discussing government service delivery, AI deployment, and data privacy.
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Government AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates
EPIC Calls on the National Institute of Justice to Center Harm Prevention and Agency Oversight in Forthcoming Criminal Justice AI Report

May 28, 2024

Today, EPIC submitted comments to the Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ), urging the agency to rein in the harmful biases, inaccuracies, and abuses at the core of criminal justice AI systems.
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Government AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC, Coalition Urge OMB to Adopt AI Procurement Guidelines with Civil Rights and Transparency in Mind

April 29, 2024

Today, a cross-cutting coalition of civil society organizations led by EPIC and the Brennan Center for Justice filed joint comments to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) laying out the need for additional federal AI procurement guidance to adequately mitigate the risks of procured AI.
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Government AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Surveillance Oversight
- Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
- Updates
OMB Finalizes Long-Awaited Guidance on Federal AI Use

March 28, 2024

Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its final guidance on AI governance, innovation, and risk management within federal agencies.
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Data Protection
- Government AI Use
- Government Records & Privacy
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates
EPIC Urges NIST to Center AI Transparency and Data Minimization in AI Risk Management Following Biden Executive Order

February 2, 2024

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.
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates
EPIC Joins NHeLP, Upturn in Urging FTC to Investigate Faulty Deloitte Medicaid System

January 31, 2024

In a complaint filed today, EPIC, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), and Upturn urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Deloitte for its development and maintenance of a faulty Medicaid eligibility system known as the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS).
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Government AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates
EPIC Urges FTC to Investigate Thomson Reuters’ Fraud Detection System in New Complaint

January 5, 2024

In a complaint filed yesterday, EPIC called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Thomson Reuters, the multinational information services conglomerate, for its development and operation of a faulty fraud detection system known as “Fraud Detect.”
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Government AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates
GAO Report: Federal Agencies Are Not Complying with AI Requirements

December 12, 2023

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.
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Government AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates

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