New York AI Bias Law Prompts Uncertainty
The Wall Street Journal, Richard Vanderford
September 21, 2022
A law that goes into effect in New York City in January requires companies to audit their artificial intelligence (AI) hiring systems to assess whether they incorporate racial and gender biases. The law holds hiring companies liable for any biases and could impose fines for violations, but lacks clear guidelines for the AI audit process. While the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has not offered a timeline for when it will publish rules to implement the law, some companies already are taking steps to comply. Said Anthony Habayeb of AI governance software company Monitaur Inc., "Instead of waiting for someone to tell me what to do…I built controls around these applications because I know like with any software, things can and do go wrong." ... '
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