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Americans Are Uncomfortable with Automated Decision-Making


Imagine a company you recently applied to work at used an artificial intelligence program to analyze your application to help expedite the review process. Does that creep you out? Well, you’re not alone.Consumer Reports recently released a national survey finding that Americans are uncomfortable...

The survey findings indicate that people are feeling disempowered by lost control over their digital footprint, and by corporations and government agencies adopting AI technology to make life-altering decisions about them. As states explore how to best protect consumers as corporations and government agencies deploy algorithmic decision-making, EFF urges strict standards of transparency and accountability. From deciding who gets housing or the best mortgages, who gets an interview or a job, or who law enforcement or ICE investigates, people are uncomfortable with algorithmic decision-making that will affect their freedoms.

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