Proposition 22 is widely seen as a major carve-out of California labor law, allowing Uber, Lyft and similar businesses to classify their drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.
The Automated Employment Decision Tools law will require companies to regularly audit their hiring software and notify job candidates of its use. Vikram Bhargava of George Washington University wonders whether these tools will undermine HR accountability.
Bethany Edmunds of Northeastern University says these systems are built to generate text and language, not to be factually accurate — however plausible their references may seem.
As thousands call for a pause in the development of artificial intelligence, Will Rinehart at Utah State University warns against applying old regulations to new technology.
Gary Marcus says he signed an open letter urging a pause in artificial intelligence development based on concerns about misinformation. He worries that digital manipulation will make the 2024 election a “train wreck.”
