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Management
Florida Files Opioids Lawsuit Against Walgreens and CVS
“We will continue to pursue those companies that played a role in creating the opioid crisis,” the Florida attorney general said.
Digital Government
Algorithms Can’t Fix Societal Problems—And Often Amplify Them
Activists and researchers argue that artificial-intelligence tools, including those used by governments, reflect the problems already present in the systems they're automating.
Digital Government
In California, It’s Going to Be Illegal to Make Routers With Weak Passwords
By 2020, any internet-connected device would need a unique password or a feature that forces the consumer to set a personal password.
Management
California Just Replaced Cash Bail With Algorithms
Starting in October 2019, an algorithm will grade pretrial defendants to guide whether they should be released before trial.
Digital Government
Facial Recognition Company CEO: The Tech Is Too Volatile to Give to Law Enforcement
"Software is only as smart as the information it’s fed," according to Brian Brackeen, CEO of Kairos.
Workforce
The U.S. Might Need Self-Driving Trucks to Avoid a Labor Shortage Crisis
The American Trucking Association says their industry needs to hire 900,000 more drivers in the next 10 years to keep up with demand.
Digital Government
AI Experts Want Government Algorithms to Be Studied Like Environmental Hazards
“If governments deploy systems on human populations without frameworks for accountability, they risk losing touch with how decisions have been made, thus rendering them unable to know or respond to bias, errors, or other problems,” according to a new report.
Digital Government
Madison Square Garden Has Been Secretly Scanning Fans With Facial Recognition
Facial recognition technology isn’t illegal. Still, many privacy advocates object to the software’s widespread use since it allows silent surveillance without consent.
Emerging Tech
Human-Driven Truck Hits Self-Driving Shuttle in Las Vegas
“The shuttle just stayed still. And we were like, it’s going to hit us, it’s going to hit us. And then it hit us,” according to one of the passengers.
Digital Government
Largest Body-Camera Supplier Is Giving Police Free AI to Analyze Crime Footage
The CEO of Taser International, now renamed Axon, says these connected systems would allow police to spend more time doing their jobs, rather than paperwork
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