Senate Commerce sets hearing on privacy and AI

The Senate Commerce Committee has set a July 11 hearing on “how AI accelerates the need to protect Americans’ privacy.”

“The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) systems has changed the landscape for data privacy,” according to a Commerce Committee announcement on July 8. “AI has allowed online surveillance, detailed consumer profiling, personalized fraud and deepfakes to be done at scale, with little human involvement and minimal cost.”

The committee said, “This hearing will explore how AI has accelerated the...