Tech Companies Profit From AI by Eroding Privacy, Civil Liberties: Expert

Tech Companies Profit From AI by Eroding Privacy, Civil Liberties: Expert
Participants at Intel's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Day stand in front of a poster during the event in the Indian city of Bangalore on April 4, 2017. Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
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Government inaction and weak regulations for artificial intelligence (AI) development are harming the American public while profiting major tech corporations, according to the Congressional testimony of one expert.

Woodrow Hartzog, a professor of law at Boston University, said that “half measures” like audits and controls that are implemented after AI systems have already been deployed are putting the safety of American citizens at risk.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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