A North Ogden charter elementary school is getting a lot of angry phone calls after administrators told parents they can opt their children out of participating in Black History Month events.
A North Ogden charter elementary school is getting a lot of angry phone calls after administrators told parents they can opt their children out of participating in Black History Month events.
SALT LAKE CITY Government entities should be careful with individuals sensitive data, investigate a technology company s claims about artificial intelligence or machine learning, and assess possible risks before entering into an agreement.
Those are a few of the recommendations and guidelines from an audit report released Monday, which was sparked by Utah s multimillion-dollar agreement with Utah-based tech firm Banjo to use surveillance and develop a crime-protection program. That agreement was scrutinized and halted last year after the alleged racist past of the company s CEO was brought to light.
In all, the Commission on Protecting Privacy and Preventing Discrimination led by the Office of the Auditor outlined 12 points for government entities to consider before entering an agreement with an artificial intelligence or machine learning-centered tech company.
SALT LAKE CITY Government entities should be careful with individuals sensitive data, investigate a technology company s claims about artificial intelligence or machine learning, and assess possible risks before entering into an agreement.
Those are a few of the recommendations and guidelines from an audit report released Monday, which was sparked by Utah s multimillion-dollar agreement with Utah-based tech firm Banjo to use surveillance and develop a crime-protection program. That agreement was scrutinized and halted last year after the alleged racist past of the company s CEO was brought to light.
In all, the Commission on Protecting Privacy and Preventing Discrimination led by the Office of the Auditor outlined 12 points for government entities to consider before entering an agreement with an artificial intelligence or machine learning-centered tech company.
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Utah State Auditor John Dougall on Monday announced a series of recommendations for the state government’s software contracting to follow aimed at improving residents’ data privacy and reducing discrimination.
The 12 proposed guidelines were developed by a commission formed last year after it was discovered that the founder of a surveillance company hired by the state attorney general’s office had ties to violent white-extremist movements. The company, Banjo, had been building a $20.8 million “live-time” surveillance network for Utah law enforcement agencies, with access to social media, 911 feeds, police-dispatch calls, traffic cameras and other sources.