Artificial intelligence systems and creators now need direct intervention by governments and human rights organizations, according to a recent report from researchers at Google, Microsoft and others at AI Now. In the report (PDF) published this week, the New York University-based organization (with Microsoft Research and Google-associated members) indicates that AI-based tools are being used with little regard for possible ill effects it can have on the general public. It would've been a different story if it was happening in controlled, regulated environment here and there; instead these untested, undocumented AI systems are being put to work in places where they can severely affect millions of people. These systems are causing real damage, and not only are there no systems in place to stop them, but few to even track and quantify that harm. Think border patrol, entire school districts and police departments, and so on.