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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

Generating Harms: Generative AI’s Impact & Paths Forward

EPIC's report on generative A.I. harms and the policy interventions that can mitigate them.

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Commercial AI Use

• Publications

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 and ACLU Comments on NIST’s 2023 Digital Identity Draft Guidelines

Comments of EPIC and the ACLU urging NIST to modify their guidelines on digital identity to reduce collection of biometrics and social security numbers, investigate W3C Verifiable Credentials, limit use of fraud prevention tools, and address equity.

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Data Protection

• Government AI Use

• Government Records & Privacy

• APA Comments

Framing the Risk Management Framework: Actionable Instructions by NIST in The “Measure” Section of the AI RMF

The Measure Function of the A.I. Risk Management Framework urges companies to build and deploy carefully, centering human experience and a myriad of impact points including environmental and impact on civil liberties and rights. Particularly, it calls for regular testing on validity, reliability, transparency, accountability, safety, security, and fairness. 

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Analysis