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Artificial intelligence is increasingly woven into our lives, but civil libertarians say that if it is improperly used, it can perpetuate historic discrimination and make mistakes that can dramatically alter someone\u2019s life. (David Espejo\/Stock photo via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The proliferation of decision-making artificial intelligence systems into consequential facets of life is posing threats to Americans and increasing racial biases, tech and legal experts with the American Civil Liberties Union said during the organization\u2019s AI Summit Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re now at a place where automated systems and AI are being used increasingly throughout our lives, determining who gets a job, who gets a loan, who gets policed and surveilled, and more,\u201d said Marissa Gerchick, a data scientist and algorithmic justice specialist with the ACLU.<\/p>\n

Decision-making algorithms analyze and sort through data, find patterns and make predictions or recommendations. They were built to cut down the amount of time this work is done by humans, and are being widely used across industries \u2014\u00a098% of Fortune 500 companies<\/a> now use AI tools in their hiring process.<\/p>\n

But imperfect training practices and deployment of these AI tools can create discriminatory outcomes, which hurt people\u2019s economic opportunities or freedoms, ACLU panelists said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese systems are really built on prior human decisions that show real evidence of discrimination,\u201d ReNika Moore, director of the ACLU\u2019s racial justice program, said.<\/p>\n

Moore said the ACLU often sees AI in the early stages of hiring, like ad targeting and candidate screenings. Moore said companies often use AI to rank candidates or use it for their initial contact. The ACLU is working on a few cases relating to discrimination through AI-based hiring practices, she said.<\/p>\n

In one, an autistic man was not moved forward in the hiring process after an AI system asked him questions similar to a clinical assessment for autism or other neurodivergent conditions. In another case, a Native American woman who is deaf was not offered accommodation for a video-based interview run by AI. Both complaints allege that the hiring systems violate Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Moore said.<\/p>\n

Although AI algorithms have become more widespread in recent years, they\u2019ve been used for decades, and they\u2019ve had a history of discriminatory results, Moore said. An AI program meant to dole out money to rebuild homes after Hurricane Katrina awarded identical homes in predominantly white zip codes more money to rebuild than those in predominantly Black neighborhoods, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s an example where even if the data is correct in terms of the market values of the homes, the way the system was set up to deliver relief and determine relief packages would still result in any unequal outcomes,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n

Policing is another area where incorrect use or outcomes by algorithms poses life-changing and even life-threatening results, said Nathan Freed Wessler, a deputy director of the ACLU\u2019s Speech, Privacy and Technology project.<\/p>\n

Facial recognition technology (FRT), which assesses a photo, often called a probe image, against a database of public photos to look for a biometric match, is increasingly being used by police to solve crimes, Wessler said. But without proper investigative tactics, the use of FRT has led to wrongful arrests.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re probabilistic systems, they\u2019re not designed to make an identification, they\u2019re designed to find similar looking faces,\u201d Wessler said. \u201cAnd so it\u2019s no surprise that we\u2019ve seen a number of cases of wrongful arrests around the country, almost all of which have involved wrongful arrest of Black people after police have relied on what turned out to be incorrect results of this technology.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wessler worked on\u00a0the case of Robert Williams<\/a>, a Farmington Hills, Michigan resident who was wrongfully arrested on robbery charges after FRT matched security footage of the incident with an expired driver\u2019s license photo in the state police database. Detectives didn\u2019t bother to verify his whereabouts before making the arrest.<\/p>\n

The ACLU won its lawsuit against the city of Detroit, which required it to change how the police department uses the technology. Police can no longer go straight from facial recognition technology results to a witness identification, and they cannot apply for an arrest warrant based solely on the results of a facial recognition technology database.<\/p>\n

FRT is facing state-by-state legislation,\u00a0as are many other uses of decision-making AI<\/a>. The ACLU\u2019s ultimate goal is legislation at the federal level that would provide baseline civil liberties rights for AI use for all people in the United States, and allowing the states to build on it, said Cody Venzke, senior policy counsel in the ACLU\u2019s National Political Advocacy Department.<\/p>\n

The ACLU pursues policy options in other ways, too, Venzke said, like working with federal organizations which have significant authority over new technologies. During the Biden administration, they worked with the Office of Management and Budget on guidelines to\u00a0responsibly use AI in government work.<\/a><\/p>\n

Policies that promote transparency in AI could help cut down on discriminatory instances, the panelists said. When people know that they are interacting with AI, it allows them to better assert their rights, or ask for what\u2019s legally available to them, Moore said.<\/p>\n

It can be hard to know if or how discrimination has taken place without the transparency on what AI was used for, or how the algorithm works, Venzke said.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Congress introduced the AI Disclosure Act, which would require AI users to include a disclaimer that content was generated by AI. Though the bill didn\u2019t progress through Congress, many states have passed similar laws, especially relating to\u00a0disclosure of AI in hiring<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can work towards shaping a better future in terms of what technology looks like and the role that it plays in our lives,\u201d Gerchick said. \u201cTo sort of recognize that in a digital age, digital rights have to be part of our civil rights.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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