Congress is starting to show interest in prying open the "black box" of tech companies' artificial intelligence with oversight that parallels how the federal government checks under car hoods and audits banks. "When the companies really go into this, they're going to be looking for bias in their systems," Wyden said. The Democrats' proposal is the first of its kind, and may face an uphill battle in the Republican-led Senate. "There's this myth that algorithms are these neutral, objective things," said Aaron Rieke, managing director at advocacy group Upturn. But a think tank backed by major tech companies including Google and Amazon called the bill a misfire, arguing it unfairly singles out algorithms and could discourage the pursuit of AI.

Source: ABC News April 10, 2019 17:38 UTC