Pro-Human AI Legislation

San Francisco Ordinance 103-19 was the first law in the United States to ban city government agencies from using facial recognition technology. The ordinance prohibits all city departments, including the police, from acquiring or using facial recognition or surveillance technology without prior board approval. It estab…

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, Regulation 2016/679) includes Article 22, which gives individuals the right not to be subject to solely automated decisions, including AI profiling, that significantly affect them. Data protection authorities have used GDPR to impose major fines on AI companies, includin…

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA, 740 ILCS 14) requires companies to obtain written consent before collecting biometric data including fingerprints, retina scans, and facial geometry used in AI recognition systems. Companies must publicly disclose retention schedules and cannot sell biometric data. …