State Legislature. AI Bans.

What’s happening? SB 5116 (2021 | WA) would prohibit the use of AI by the state

Why is this important? Facial recognition software has been statistically shown to discriminate. Until we know whether an AI results in discrimination or unequal treatment, the policy goal is to keep the state out of AI

How will this be important? AI touches not only the idea that we’ll have human like robots ruling the world, AI also informs cars to keep in their lanes and autonomous driving, and has been used by law enforcement for policing.

Government Technology | Lawmaker Proposes to Ban AI and Its Discriminatory Impact