Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On May 11, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold a virtual panel discussion on “Cloud Computing: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead” to discuss the business practices of cloud computing providers including issues related to security, competition, and emerging technology, according to a press release from the…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn “Americans are wary and sometimes worried” about the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems such as ChatGPT in workplaces and a majority of them oppose AI use in making final hiring and firing decisions, according to a Pew Research Center survey titled “AI in Hiring and Evaluating Workers:…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 25, 2023, four United States federal agencies jointly pledged to uphold a commitment to the core principles of fairness, equality, and justice as emerging automated systems such as “artificial intelligence” or “AI” have increasingly impacted civil rights, fair competition, consumer protection, and equal opportunity. The Civil…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn “With the emergence of ChatGPT in November 2022, the question of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) may affect jobs is top of mind for many,” according to a survey released in February 2023 by ResumeBuilder.com that found nearly half of the companies surveyed – 49 percent – use the…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On February 17, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – America’s consumer protection agency – launched a new Office of Technology (OT) to strengthen the FTC’s ability to keep pace with technological challenges in the digital marketplace by supporting the agency’s law enforcement and policy work, according to…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On December 12, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced it would postpone enforcement of Local Law 144 of 2021 which would regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) screening tools that was originally scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2023,…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn Starting on January 1, 2023, New York City Local Law 144 will take effect and the City will prohibit employers and employment agencies from using certain artificial intelligence (AI) screening tools in the hiring or promotion process until the “automated employment decision tools” have been subject to a…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 4, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, a set of five principles and associated practices to help guide the design, use, and deployment of automated systems to protect the rights of the…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On May 12, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released technical assistance documents about disability discrimination when employers use artificial intelligence (AI) and software tools to make employment decisions, according to DOJ and EEOC press releases. Employers use AI…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Beginning on April 18, 2022, New Jersey Assembly Bill 3950 (AB 3950) will require employers in the Garden State to provide written notice to employees before using “electronic communications devices” or “electronic or mechanical devices” that are used for the purpose of tracking the movement of a…
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