Parts of the US government are working to place limits on AI algorithms to prevent discrimination, injustice, or waste. The White House, lawmakers from both parties, and federal agencies are all working on bills to constrain potential downsides of AI.
In the past three weeks, the Government Accountability Office, which audits US government spending and management, released two reports warning that federal law enforcement agencies aren’t properly monitoring the use and potential errors of algorithms used in criminal investigations, such as face recognition and forensic algorithms for face, fingerprint, and DNA analysis.
Editorial note: This means AI is already being widely used by the US at government level.