Wyden, Booker, Clarke Introduce Algorithm Bias Bill With FTC-Mandated Review
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., introduced a bill Wednesday to authorize FTC regulations to “study and fix flawed computer algorithms.” The Algorithmic Accountability Act targets algorithms “that result in inaccurate, unfair, biased…
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or discriminatory decisions impacting Americans.” The law would require FTC-mandated impact assessments to identify system flaws. Companies within FTC jurisdiction and making more than $50 million a year would be subject to the law. “Too often these algorithms depend on biased assumptions or data that can actually reinforce discrimination against women and people of color,” Wyden said.