Driving The Day

Today is December 20, 2023, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: In Washington, the FTC is banning RiteAid from using facial recognition to combat shoplifting in its stores. The agency argues the retail pharmacy deployed the technology recklessly and in a way that “disproportionately impacted people of color.” Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Commerce is seeking public feedback as it begins crafting guidelines in response to President Biden’s AI executive order. Across the pond, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that AI tools cannot receive patents for their inventions, because "an inventor must be a natural person."

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: A prominent civil rights group pushes for a digital version of the Civil Rights Act for the age of AI.

• Around the Nation: A proposed bill in New Hampshire would allow citizens misled by deepfakes to seek damages.

• Across the Pond: The EU is expanding the support it provides AI startups wanting to tap the EU’s supercomputers for model training.

• Global Highlights: Japan's new industry minister pledges chip sector support.

• Outside Views: A large AI training dataset has over 1,000 child abuse images, researchers find.

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