Category Archives: AI

NYC Employers Face New Restrictions on Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring

As technological advances have given employers artificial intelligence (AI) based tools to assist them in the hiring process, New York City has taken note. Recently, New York City adopted a new measure restricting the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in hiring.

The law, which will go into effect on January 1, 2023, bars the use of AI-based hiring tools unless those tools have been subject to a bias audit.… More

Data Privacy Day Reflections – Compliance, Governance, Ethics (and AI)

January 28 is Data Privacy Day, and on this 14th annual Data Privacy Day, I find myself reflecting on the question of data ethics.

Far from being an academic concept, “data ethics” presents a model for data management with real practical implications for organizations.  (I should note that I am focused here on personal data.)  To understand what the concept might entail, let’s take a step back and talk about two other models for data management:  compliance and governance.… More

Ambient Intelligence: Where AI and IoT Meet

There is an excellent introduction to the concept of ambient intelligence and its uses in healthcare in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine:

“Ambient intelligence in hospitals is an emerging form of technology characterized by a constant awareness of activity in designated physical spaces and of the use of that awareness to assist health care workers such as physicians and nurses in delivering quality care.… More

Cybersecurity 2019 — The Year in Preview: AI, Security, and Emerging Threats

Editors’ Note:  This is the fourth in our third annual series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity during the new year.  Our previous entries were on state law trends, comparing the GDPR with COPPA, and energy and security.  Up next:  cryptocurrency.

Predicting the future is always a bit of a mug’s game, given that today’s bold claims about what is coming next often end up being served as tomorrow’s “claim chowder,” to use John Gruber’s memorable phrase.… More