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Cory A. Booker

U.S. senator from New Jersey

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“We know of too many real-world examples of AI systems that have flawed or biased algorithms: automated processes used in hospitals that understate the health needs of Black patients; recruiting and hiring tools that discriminate against women and minority candidates; facial recognition systems with higher error rates among people with darker skin; and more.

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Cory A. Booker

U.S. senator from New Jersey

In a 2023 news release announcing the Algorithmic Accountability Act, Booker said there are too many real-world examples of AI systems with flawed or biased algorithms — in hospitals, in hiring, and in facial recognition — and that the bill would require automated systems to be assessed for biases and hold bad actors accountable.

U.S. Senator for New JerseySeptember 21, 2023Official Senate office news release

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The bill applies to new generative AI systems used for critical decisions, as well as other AI and automated systems. “We know of too many real-world examples of AI systems that have flawed or biased algorithms: automated processes used in hospitals that understate the health needs of Black patients; recruiting and hiring tools that discriminate against women and minority candidates; facial recognition systems with higher error rates among people with darker skin; and more. The Algorithmic Accountability Act would require that automated systems be assessed for biases, hold bad actors accountable, and ultimately help to create a safer AI future,” “AI is making choices, today, about who gets hired for a job, whether someone can rent an apartment and what school someone can attend.

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Rather than absolving housing stakeholders from responsibility, HUD should be encouraging actors to take steps to address biases. In the Algorithmic Accountability Act, which I recently introduced with Senator Ron Wyden and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, we outline methods with which the federal government can mitigate the impacts of biased and discriminatory algorithms.

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Cory A. Booker

U.S. senator from New Jersey

In an October 2019 public comment to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Booker wrote that rather than absolving housing stakeholders of responsibility, HUD should require housing providers to adopt third-party audits of algorithmic systems studying accuracy, fairness, bias, discrimination, privacy, and security.

United States SenatorOctober 18, 2019Booker-authored public comments to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, reproduced on his official Senate office site

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Allowing lenders, landlords and realtors to outsource the liability for housing discrimination ensures they will ignore discriminatory outcomes and actually incentivizes them to avoid asking their vendors questions. Rather than absolving housing stakeholders from responsibility, HUD should be encouraging actors to take steps to address biases. In the Algorithmic Accountability Act, which I recently introduced with Senator Ron Wyden and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, we outline methods with which the federal government can mitigate the impacts of biased and discriminatory algorithms. HUD should require housing providers to adopt these policies, which include third party audits of algorithmic systems that study impacts on accuracy, fairness, bias, discrimination, privacy, and security. Should the administration enact the proposed rule, millions of Americans could be subject to housing discrimination without recourse.

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“I'm proud to lead this bipartisan bill to harness the power of artificial intelligence to tackle pressing challenges and deliver real benefits to people across our state.”

Cory A. Booker

U.S. senator from New Jersey

Cory Booker said he was leading a bipartisan bill to use artificial intelligence to tackle public challenges and benefit New Jersey.

U.S. Senator from New JerseyDate not establishedBooker Senate office press release

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… has long been a hub of cutting-edge research and development—from the invention of the transistor at Bell Labs in Murray Hill in the 1940s, to groundbreaking AI research at our companies and universities today,” said Senator Booker. “I'm proud to lead this bipartisan bill to harness the power of artificial intelligence to tackle pressing challenges and deliver real benefits to people across our state.” “AI has the potential to improve quality of life for New Mexico families — from treating rare diseases to lowering costs by improving the efficiency of our electrical grid.

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