Thread by @ACLU

Today, Trump signed an executive order promoting the use of artificial intelligence.

As AI spreads through our technological landscape, it’s important to keep in mind its potential threats to our civil rights and liberties. Here are a few areas in which AI can cause serious harm

Employees and job applicants are sharing more and more of their personal data in the employment process, but without robust legal protections, their personal information is vulnerable to misuse. aclu.org/issues/privacy…

Algorithmic policing models and predictive analytics are being championed as tools for repairing our broken criminal justice system. By allowing existing racial bias to become part of the algorithm, they do the exact opposite. aclu.org/issues/privacy…

Data collection has always been used to monitor immigrants — and to justify exclusionary policies. This data collection is now increasingly automated, meaning that crucial decisions about human lives might be made without any humans involved. aclu.org/issues/privacy…

The rise of AI will continue to have the most impact on the most vulnerable people.

We need far more transparency regarding the government’s usage of these technologies, and far more control over their use. aclu.org/issues/privacy…