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What’s in a name? A survey of strong regulatory definitions of automated decision-making systems

With regulation and enforcement starting to take shape over AI and automated decision-making systems, it’s essential that we understand and build common definition(s) that can protect individuals today and in the future. EPIC believes an expansive definition of AI and automated decision-making is critical.
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Government AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Analysis
AI Bill of Rights Provides Actionable Instructions for Companies, Agencies, and Legislators

Last week, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a “Blueprint” for an “AI Bill of Rights.”The five major principles are Safe and Effective Systems; Freedom from Algorithmic Discrimination; Data Privacy; Notice and Explanation; Human Alternatives, Consideration, and Fallback. EPIC published an Op-Ed in Protocol outlining specifically how the White House can act to enact the principles from the blueprint.
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Government AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Analysis
White House Releases Long-Awaited “AI Bill of Rights” Document
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Government AI Use
- Privacy Laws
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Sidesteps Important Algorithmic Justice Issue
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Government AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Updates
The Shakedown State: Fraud Detection and Predicting the Past

In December 2016, an Australian whistleblower warned The Guardian that a new automated system being rolled out to assess and recover debts from hundreds of thousands of the country’s most vulnerable families was fatally flawed. The whistleblower worked for Centrelink, the government agency tasked with distributing a wide range of government payouts, including social insurance benefits such as old-age pensions, parenting allowances, and job seeker (unemployment) support. In 2015, the agency introduced what they called an “online compliance intervention” to enhance fraud prevention and debt recovery in the department of human services.
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Data Protection
- Government AI Use
- Open Government
- Screening & Scoring
- Analysis
EPIC to Attorney General: Improve Oversight of Federal Funding for Predictive Law Enforcement Tools
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Commercial AI Use
- Government AI Use
- Screening & Scoring
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Letter to Attorney General Garland Re: Title VI Compliance and Predictive Algorithms
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Government AI Use
- Surveillance Oversight
President Biden Signs Executive Order Requiring Scrutiny of Police Surveillance Tools
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Drones & Aerial Surveillance
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
Thomson Reuters Foundation News: Chatbots in U.S. justice system raise bias, privacy concerns
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- News
EPIC Urges DOJ to Highlight Privacy and Equity Concerns of Criminal Justice Chatbots in Market Study
- AI in the Criminal Justice System
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Government AI Use
- Updates

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