New Resource Examines Data Governance in the Age of AI; Government Technology, September 6, 2024

 News Staff, Government Technology; New Resource Examines Data Governance in the Age of AI

"A new guide for policymakers, “Data Policy in the Age of AI: A Guide to Using Data for Artificial Intelligence,” aims to educate leaders on responsible AI data use.

The question of how to best regulate artificial intelligence (AI) is one lawmakers are still addressing, as they are trying to balance innovation with risk mitigation. Meanwhile, state and local governments are creating their own regulations in the absence of a comprehensive federal policy.

The new white paper, from the Data Foundation, a nonprofit supporting data-informed public policy, is intended to be a comprehensive resource. It outlines three key pieces of effective data policy: high-quality data, effective governance principles and technical capacity."

The tyranny of algorithms is part of our lives: soon they could rate everything we do; Guardian, March 5, 2018

John Harris, Guardian; The tyranny of algorithms is part of our lives: soon they could rate everything we do

"The tyranny of algorithms is now an inbuilt part of our lives.

These systems are sprawling, often randomly connected, and often beyond logic. But viewed from another angle, they are also the potential constituent parts of comprehensive social credit systems, awaiting the moment at which they will be glued together. That point may yet come, thanks to the ever-expanding reach of the internet. If our phones and debit cards already leave a huge trail of data, the so-called internet of things is now increasing our informational footprint at speed...

Personal data and its endless uses form one of the most fundamental issues of our time, which boils down to the relationship between the individual and power, whether exercised by government or private organisations."