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Politics: President John F. Kennedy Newsletter for Sunday December 17, 2023 ( 2 items )  

Lawyers' Committee Endorses the Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: Today, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senator Ben Lujan (D-NM), and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) unveiled a bill aimed at promoting fairness and accountability in algorithmic systems while safeguarding civil rights in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). The El  more

Lawyers' Committee President Damon T. Hewitt Testifies Before Senate on AI Risks to Civil Rights and Consumer Rights
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: In testimony (https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/the-new-invisible-hand-the-impact-of-algorithms-on-competition-and-consumer-rights) today before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, Damon Hewitt (https://www.lawyerscommittee.org/staff/damon-hewitt/), president and executi  more