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fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks agoSwedish welfare authorities suspend 'discriminatory' AI model | Computer Weekly
A "discriminatory" artificial intelligence (AI) model used by Sweden's social security agency to flag people for benefit fraud investigations has been suspended, following an intervention by the country's Data Protection Authority (IMY). Starting in June 2025, IMY's involvement was prompted after a joint investigation from Lighthouse Reports and Svenska Dagbladet (SvB) revealed in November 2024 that a machine learning (ML) system being used by Försäkringskassan, Sweden's Social Insurance Agency was disproportionally and wrongly flagging certain groups for further investigation over social benefits fraud.
EU data protection
fromIT Pro
3 weeks agoBig tech looks set to swerve AI regulations - at least for now
In the US, Trump is considering using an executive order to ban regulations to rein in AI, according to , while in Europe, the European Commission said it wants to delay some aspects of the AI Act in response to complaints from big tech over bureaucracy. With no federal laws regulating AI forthcoming in the US, some states have pushed to enact their own local legislation, including recent laws in California and Colorado.
US politics
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 month agoScientists Say Their AI System Can Scan Your Face to Detect Whether a Company Should Hire You
AI systems can predict personality traits and associated financial success from facial images, risking discriminatory use in hiring, lending, and rental decisions.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.cnn.com
9 months agoFacebook enables gender discrimination in job ads, European human rights body rules | CNN Business
Facebook's algorithm reinforced gender stereotypes in job ads, showing male-dominated roles to men and female-dominated roles to women, limiting employment opportunities.
fromSan Francisco Public Press
5 months agoDrivers Protest Uber's 'Black Box' Fare System
Uber's fare pricing algorithm, introduced in July 2022, utilizes extensive data from drivers and passengers to determine fares for rides. This results in significant wage discrepancies among drivers, even for identical routes.
Tech industry
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