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Robotaxis Face Headwinds: San Francisco pushes back on self-driving cars.
San Francisco officials are pushing back on self-driving taxis in the city after a deluge of public complaints.
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Regulators Target Deepfakes: China's new law limits AI-generated media.
China’s internet watchdog issued new rules that govern synthetic media. Legislation from the Cyberspace Administration of China limits the use of AI to create or edit text, audio, video, images, and 3D digital renderings. The law took effect on January 10.
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Inhuman Resources: Confronting the Fear of AI-Powered Hiring in 2022
Companies are using AI to screen and even interview job applicants. What happens when out-of-control algorithms are the human resources department?
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New Clarity on Rules for Medical AI: FDA Guidance on AI Medical Devices for 2022
The United States paved the way to regulate AI systems in healthcare. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) interpreted existing rules that govern health-related software to include some machine learning algorithms.
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Regulating AI in Undefined Terms: Experts Debate Definitions in European Union’s AI Act
A proposed European Union law that seeks to control AI is raising questions about what kinds of systems it would regulate. Experts at a roundtable staged by the Center for Data Innovation debated the implications of limitations in the EU’s forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Act.
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AI Regulations Proceed Locally: U.S. States Enact Laws Targeting AI
EPIC published a summary of AI-related laws that states and cities considered between January 2021 and August 2022.
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Keep Your AIs on the Road: New Law Requires European Vehicles to Come with Automated Features
The European Union passed a law that requires new vehicles to come equipped with automated safety features.
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U.S. Acts Against Algorithmic Bias: Meta Removes Bias from its Ad Algorithms
Regulators are forcing Meta (formerly Facebook) to display certain advertisements more evenly across its membership. The United States government compelled Meta to revise its ad-placement system to deliver ads for housing to members regardless of their age, gender, or ethnicity.
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Actors Act Against AI: UK Actors Union Launches Campaign Against AI
Performing artists are taking action to protect their earning power against scene-stealing avatars. Equity, a union of UK performing artists, launched a campaign to pressure the government to prohibit unauthorized use of a performer’s AI-generated likeness.
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The View Through the Windshield: New Zealand Uses Computer Vision to Spot Distracted Drivers
Overhead cameras equipped with computer vision are spotting distracted drivers on the road. A system from Melbourne-based Acusensus alerts police when drivers are engaged in risky activities such as using a cell phone, not wearing a seatbelt, or speeding.
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AI Enters the Radiology Department: ChestLink, an AI X-Ray Tool Approved by European Officials
The European Union approved for clinical use an AI system that recognizes normal chest X-rays. ChestLink is the first autonomous computer vision system to earn the European Economic Area’s CE mark for medical devices...
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The Hammer Drops: Government Fines Company for Misusing Child Data
The U.S. government punished an app vendor for building an algorithm based on ill-gotten data. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. agency in charge of consumer protection, ruled that an app developed by WW International (formerly Weight Watchers) violated data-collection laws.