US AI Advisory wants more disclosure on facial recognition use by federal law enforcement

The U.S. National AI Advisory Committee is preparing to recommend a requirement for the country’s federal law enforcement agencies to publish yearly summaries of their use of facial recognition and other higher-risk AI tools, FedScoop reports.

The requirement would be part of the inventory of AI applications they are already obliged to submit under a memo published by the Office of Management and Budget in March. The additional transparency would help reassure Americans by providing more helpful information about the …

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