AI ethics board in US DOJ would advise on facial recognition deployment

It's difficult to know if news of an AI compliance board in the U.S. government is progress or more hand-waving. Members would review legal and ethics compliance when using facial recognition and related algorithms for law enforcement.

According to reporting by trade publication GovInfoSecurity, the Department of Justice will create the board to advise department officials on ethically and lawfully using AI, including biometrics.

Lisa Monaco, deputy attorney general, reportedly told a gathering of data security insiders this week that …

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