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Artificial intelligence liabilities are increasing

What can companies do? The first answer is to have plans in place for when AI causes harm.

By Andrew Burt | June 26, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Artificial intelligence As the fallout from pandemic creates new pressures for organizations to embrace automation, the adoption of AI is likely to accelerate even more. (Credit: Shutterstock)

“With the proliferation of machine learning and predictive analytics, the FTC should make use of its unfairness authority to tackle discriminatory algorithms and practices in the economy.”

This statement came from FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra at the end of May. The fact that these words followed a more formal blog post from the regulator focused on artificial intelligence (AI) — in the midst of a global pandemic, no less — highlights what is becoming the new normal: Liabilities on the use of algorithmic decision-making are increasing. This holds true with or without new federal regulations on AI.

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