By Adrianne Appel2023-04-26T18:28:00
Officials at four U.S. agencies warned Tuesday they are prepared to act against bias or discrimination that involves artificial intelligence (AI).
A joint statement issued by Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division; Charlotte Burrows, chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), said existing laws against discrimination apply to the use of automated systems, including AI.
By issuing the statement, the agencies reiterated their commitment to monitor AI and promote responsible innovation.
2023-04-18T20:09:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The European Union’s draft law to regulate artificial intelligence must be updated to include overarching controls on chatbots like ChatGPT, a group of European Parliament members wrote in an open letter.
2023-02-28T20:35:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The Federal Trade Commission is keeping close watch on companies that use the term “artificial intelligence” when marketing their products.
2022-10-17T15:18:00Z By Neil Hodge
The EU’s agency for occupational safety and health released a report examining the risks and opportunities of AI-based worker management systems for employee’s physical and mental wellbeing.
2025-09-17T17:20:00Z By Adrianne Appel
A Florida seafood company executive has pleaded guilty to conspiring with competitors to fix the prices he paid to local fishers, an effort that impacted more than $8 million in wholesale fish and cut the pay of hundreds of fishers, the Department of Justice said.
2025-09-16T20:11:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The former CEO of a Georgia clothing business faces 25 years in prison for bribing Honduran officials to win $10 million in uniform contracts in Honduras, after being caught up in a Department of Justice Anticorruption Task Force.
2025-09-12T19:40:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The DOJ sued Uber Thursday, alleging it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying people with disabilities equal access to its services.
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