A senior U.S. Federal Trade Commission official said Tuesday that the agency will go after companies that misuse artificial intelligence to violate antidiscrimination laws or commit fraud. Reuters reports: At a congressional hearing, FTC Chairman Lina Kern and Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya said recent artificial intelligence innovations that can be used to create high-quality deep fakes could lead to more effective fraud creation and legislation. I was asked about concerns that it could be used for violations. Bedoya said companies that use algorithms or artificial intelligence are not allowed to violate civil rights laws or break rules against unfair and deceptive behavior. “It’s not good to say it’s a black box,” he said.
Khan agreed that the latest version of AI can be used to accelerate fraud and deception, and that fraudulent activity “must take FTC action.” Slaughter noted that throughout its 100-year history, the institution has had to adapt to changing technology, and Adapting to ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools is no exception. The committee consisted of him five members, but now he has three, all Democrats.
