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> automated decision systems So if a bank has an automated loan approval system that consists of a series of IF-THEN statements, and one of those statements am
by DebtDeflation 1y ago
> automated decision systems
So if a bank has an automated loan approval system that consists of a series of IF-THEN statements, and one of those statements amounts to IF (applicant.race != "White"), loan.reject; this ban would forbid a state from taking action?
- tantalor 1y agoNo because there are other laws that have nothing to do with "automated decision systems" which prohibit discrimination based on protected class.
- hiatus 1y agoHow could you prove discrimination if you can't audit the decision making system? The article mentions NY regulations regarding bias audits in systems used to make hiring decisions as one casualty of this new law. > New York's 2021 law mandating bias audits for AI tools used in hiring decisions would also be affected, 404 Media notes.
- AbrahamParangi 1y agoYou sue them and can find out in discovery.
- dymk 1y agoOh cool all I have to do is go sue a giant bank, I’ll let you know how that goes
- tantalor 1y agoJust change the law to mandate bias audits for all hiring decision software, whether it is automated or not.
- Smeevy 1y agoWouldn't that changed law encompass the automated software as well, thereby being in violation? I am not a lawyer, but the ridiculously broad language in the spending bill doesn't seem to leave much room for that sort of thing.
- tantalor 1y agoThe spending bill thing says the law can't target X, so you target a superset of X instead. Suppose the bill said "no laws about horses!". Okay then if you want to make a law regulating the manufacture of horse shoes, you target the law to "odd-toed ungulates" instead.