What the White House's AI Bill of Rights Means for America & the Rest of the World

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recently released a whitepaper called "The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights: Making Automated Systems Work for the American People". This framework was released one year after OSTP announced the launch of a process to develop "a bill of rights for an AI-powered world." The foreword in this bill clearly illustrates that the White House understands the imminent threats to society that are posed by AI. "Among the great challenges posed to democracy today is the use of technology, data, and automated systems in ways that threaten the rights of the American public. Too often, these tools are used to limit our opportunities and prevent our access to critical resources or services. These problems are well documented. In America and around the world, systems supposed to help with patient care have proven unsafe, ineffective, or biased. Algorithms used in hiring and credit decisions have been found to reflect and reproduce existing unwanted inequities or embed new harmful bias and discrimination. Unchecked social media data collection has been used to threaten people's opportunities, undermine their privacy, or pervasively track their activity--often without their knowledge or consent."