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Community Of AI Researchers, Practitioners Calls For Stringency In Toronto Police Services Board's Use Of AI Technologies Policy

"AI technologies are impacting our everyday lives. The ethical risks of AI mean we should think beyond the barebones of algorithmic fairness and bias in order to identify the full range of effects of AI technologies on safety, privacy and society at large."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hessiejones/2022/01/20/community-of-ai-researchers-practitioners-calls-for-stringency-in-toronto-police-services-boards-use-of-ai-technologies-policy/?sh=490202f76564

Tech leaders call on Toronto Police Service Board to strengthen proposed AI policy

Last month, a group of Canadian tech leaders penned an open letter to the Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) calling for a series of changes to be made to its draft artificial intelligence (AI) policy, which is designed to govern how the force uses such tools.

https://betakit.com/tech-leaders-call-on-toronto-police-service-board-to-strengthen-proposed-ai-policy/

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