Is there crime in a virtual environment? (see Ready Player One)

https://www.pogowasright.org/europol-report-finds-metaverse-police-presence-key-to-public-engagement/

Europol report finds metaverse police presence key to public engagement

The Europol Innovation Lab has published its second report under its Observatory function, entitled ‘Policing in the metaverse: what law enforcement needs to know’. The report, based on in-depth consultations with law enforcement experts, industry and academia, provides a detailed overview of the potential for criminal activities within the metaverse, alongside the opportunities and best practices of building police presence online.

Europol Executive Director, Catherine De Bolle:

I believe it is important for police to anticipate changes to the reality in which they have to provide safety and security. The metaverse will bring about new ways of interacting and whole new virtual worlds to live in, potentially transforming our lives, just as the internet has done in the last three decades. As our discussions at the European Police Chiefs Convention this year demonstrated, this report from the Europol Innovation Lab will undoubtedly help law enforcement agencies to begin to grasp this new world, in order to adapt and prepare for policing in the metaverse.

Recommendations for tackling criminal uses within the metaverse

What (safety) measures do we require metaverse service providers to implement, and what tools should law enforcement be given to police the metaverse? To be a serious partner in these discussions, the law enforcement community will have to build an understanding of the relevant technologies and what is needed to effectively protect (and investigate) in the metaverse. The report provides several suggestions on first steps for building this experience, as well as further positive examples of how law enforcement agencies are innovating in this field. Monitoring and experiencing the metaverse and related technologies, learning what is happening as well as engaging with the companies creating it, will be essential in understanding and shaping policing in the non-physical world.

Download the report Policing in the Metaverse: what law enforcement needs to know.

Source: Europol

If that is what it takes to get management’s attention, run with it!

https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/russia-ukraine-conflict-heightens-wariness-of-nation-state-attacks-as-64-of-businesses-believe-they-have-been-targeted/

Russia-Ukraine Conflict Heightens Wariness of Nation-State Attacks as 64% Of Businesses Believe They Have Been Targeted

A survey from cybersecurity firm Venafi finds that the Russia-Ukraine conflict is having a substantial impact on how businesses view their defenses and protect themselves from internet-based threats. 64% of respondents believe that their organizations have either been targeted or impacted by nation-state attacks, and just about as many say that the Ukraine invasion and subsequent activity has directly caused them to change their cybersecurity strategy.

Keep counting.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/clearview-ai-gets-third-20-million-fine-for-illegal-data-collection/

Clearview AI gets third €20 million fine for illegal data collection

France’s data protection authority (CNIL) has fined Clearview AI with €20 million for illegal collection and processing of biometric data belonging to French citizens.

The amount is the maximum financial penalty the company could receive as per GDPR Article 83. Clearview AI received the same fine from Italian and Greek data protection authorities for the same violations in March and July.

Is this the new currency to purchase business licenses?

https://gizmodo.com/times-square-nyc-caesars-casino-surveillance-drones-1849683511

Casino Developers Want to Fill Times Square With Surveillance Drones

… According to a document obtained by the New York Times:

In their letter seeking support for the casino, SL Green and Caesars said that gambling revenues could be used to more than double the number of “public safety officers” in Times Square and to deploy surveillance drones.

The letter said a new casino would result in more than 50 new artificial intelligence camera systems “strategically placed throughout Times Square, each capable of monitoring 85,000+ people per day.”

Can the system tell when someone uses a cell phone “hands free?” How sure is it that what I am holding to my ear is a cell phone?

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1684395/driving-laws-police-cameras-mobile-phone-rules-driver-warning

Police using new AI cameras to catch drivers using their phones - 'you will get caught'

The technology, which can also detect whether drivers are wearing a seat belt, is being rolled out on select routes across the two counties over the next two months. The trial is being funded by the Vision Zero South West road safety partnership and overseen by Devon and Cornwall Police.

Have these “trivial” lawsuits and fines become an accepted ‘cost of doing business?’

https://www.reuters.com/legal/texas-sues-google-allegedly-capturing-biometric-data-millions-without-consent-2022-10-20/

Texas sues Google for allegedly capturing biometric data of millions without consent

(Related)

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/21/business/india-fines-google-anticompetitive-practices-android-hnk-intl/index.html

Google hit with $162 million fine from Indian regulators over anti-competitive practices

Have these been anticipated and ‘priced in’ already? (Was Clearview created to be a circuit breaker?)

https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/20/clearview-ai-fined-in-france/

France fines Clearview AI maximum possible for GDPR breaches

… On the basis of the information brought to its attention, the restricted committee decided to impose a maximum financial penalty of 20 million euros, according to article 83 of the GDPR [General Data Protection Regulation].”

The EU’s GDPR allows for penalties of up to 4% of a firm’s worldwide annual revenue for the most serious infringements — or €20 million, whichever is higher. But the CNIL’s press release makes clear it’s imposing the maximum amount it possibly can here.

Whether France will see a penny of this money from Clearview remains an open question, however.

(Related)

https://iapp.org/news/a/greek-dpa-imposes-20m-euro-fine-on-clearview-ai-for-unlawful-processing-of-personal-data/

Greek DPA imposes 20M euro fine on Clearview AI for unlawful processing of personal data

Worth considering…

https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-protection/is-an-outsourced-dpo-function-the-answer/

Is an Outsourced DPO Function the Answer?

When Instagram was fined a record 405 million euros in Ireland this month for alleged mishandling of teens’ data, it was another high-profile reminder of the importance of data privacy in the digital world. With complex regulatory requirements, increased consumer awareness and greater expectations placed on organisations, the way in which customer data is generated, processed and stored has become a key consideration for companies of all sizes.

For some, the solution lies in outsourcing the Data Protection Officer (DPO) function to legal or priacy expert partners, providing the external expertise required to maintain compliance. This approach has its benefits, but it comes with considerations too. Let’s explore the pros and cons of outsourcing a business’ data protection function.

I did not see this coming. Now I have to think about everyone else who wanders the streets of surveillance town…

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k8dx4/ring-cameras-are-being-used-to-control-and-surveil-overworked-delivery-workers

Ring Cameras Are Being Used to Control and Surveil Overworked Delivery Workers

Networked doorbell surveillance cameras like Amazon's Ring are everywhere, and have changed the nature of delivery work by letting customers take on the role of bosses to monitor, control, and discipline workers, according to a recent report by the Data & Society tech research institute.

… As the report lays out, Ring cameras allow customers to surveil delivery workers and discipline their labor by, for example, sharing shaming footage online. This dovetails with the “gigification” of Amazon’s delivery workers in two ways: labor dynamics and customer behavior.

For your consideration.

https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-ransomware-hunting-team-cybercrime

How the FBI Stumbled in the War on Cybercrime

In this excerpt from “The Ransomware Hunting Team: A Band of Misfits’ Improbable Crusade to Save the World From Cybercrime,” the authors reveal how unprepared the nation’s top federal law enforcement agency was to combat online crime.

Sounds like a miracle, what’s the catch?

https://www.insidehook.com/article/tech/air-company-airmade-sustainable-aviation-fuel

This Tiny Brooklyn Company Is About to Upend the Aviation Industry

… Why is this important? According to the company, aviation represents 2-3% of global CO2 emissions. With AIRMADE SAF — which creates their carbon-negative fuel using a technology that mimics photosynthesis (and is produced with renewable energy) — greenhouse gas emissions via air travel could be reduced by 97% compared to traditional jet fuel.

… Our process mimics photosynthesis by using only air (CO2), water and sun (solar energy) to transform CO2 into carbon-negative alcohols. The output of this process is a reactor liquid that is a mixture of ethanol, methanol, water and a layer of paraffins, which are used for fuel production specifically. The only byproducts are water and oxygen.

 Please help:  

The Privacy Foundation Seminar (Privacy and Legal Ethical Issues in AI and Machine Learning Software) has been Rescheduled for Friday November 18th

This was due to a speaker issue. Prof Soma is now looking for replacements: local lawyers or business or computer science folks who have experience working with AI or Machine Learning.

If you know someone or would like to nominate yourself, please contact Professor Soma’s right-hand man: Vince Gonzales vgonzales@law.du.edu 303-871-6313

Another take on “selfie surveillance.” (The easiest way to penetrate the home)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/10/amazon-tracking-devices-surveillance-state/671772/

The Rise of ‘Luxury Surveillance’

Surveillance isn’t just imposed on people: Many of us buy into it willingly.

Guidance.

https://www.insideprivacy.com/california-privacy-rights-act/some-key-takeaways-from-the-updated-cpra-rules/

Some Key Takeaways from The Updated CPRA Rules

As we previously discussed, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) recently released updated rules implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). Here are some of the key changes from those rules. While the changes are modest, they are directionally helpful in addressing some of the concerns industry raised during the rulemaking process.

Guidance.

https://thehackernews.com/2022/10/a-quick-guide-for-small-cybersecurity.html

A Quick Guide for Small Cybersecurity Teams Looking to Invest in Cyber Insurance

… there's a new eBook dedicated to helping small security teams better understand cyber insurance policies and how they may impact an organization's cybersecurity measures.

No one said it would be easy.

https://www.futurity.org/teen-privacy-pediatricians-doctors-ai-2816792-2/

AI COULD GUIDE DOCTORS TO PROTECT TEEN PRIVACY

Two laws, one new, the other on the books since the 1980s, have complicated the lives of pediatricians. The federal government’s 21st Century Cures Act, among its many mandates, requires physicians nationwide make available to patients their complete electronic medical records. With the click of a mouse, all personal health information, test results, prescribed medications, and clinical notes must be accessible digitally for patient review.

Meanwhile, a confidentiality law in California simultaneously demands that pediatricians protect the privacy of their adolescent patients. That is, by law they must not divulge to parents certain details about their dependent child’s mental health, sexual history, drug use, and other confidential information.

… What qualifies as confidential for a given patient is left up to the doctor’s interpretation and therein lies a problem. Doctors often disagree about such matters and now those subtle distinctions are weighted not only with medical consequence but with legal consequence, as well.

Opinion, and I agree!

https://www.bespacific.com/rss-government/

RSS government

GovFresh, Luke Fretwell – “Defaulting to an open protocol to syndicate government information makes public communications universally accessible. Every government website should have an RSS feed. This ensures there is an open, universal standard for syndicating government information. The problem – While it’s important that government shares information via distributed outlets – social media, email newsletters – there isn’t one universal, open standard that is free and easy to access. Relying on social media or email newsletters forces the public to submit personal information or join a private network to subscribe to official updates. This is a barrier to equal, unfettered access to government information. The solution – Government should lead on using an open standard for syndicating its website content. All government websites should have an RSS feed. RSS is an ideal information syndication option because it’s:

• An open protocol

• Free to access

• Easy to create

• Interoperable

• Machine-readable

• Privacy ensured…”

Perspective.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/10/museum-security.html

Museum Security

Interesting interview:

Banks don’t take millions of dollars and put them in plastic bags and hang them on the wall so everybody can walk right up to them. But we do basically the same thing in museums and hang the assets right out on the wall. So it’s our job, then, to either use technology or develop technology that protects the art, to hire honest guards that are trainable and able to meet the challenge and alert and so forth. And we have to keep them alert because it’s the world’s most boring job. It might be great for you to go to a museum and see it for a day, but they stand in that same gallery year after year, and so they get mental fatigue. And so we have to rotate them around and give them responsibilities that keep them stimulated and keep them fresh.

It’s a challenge. But we try to predict the items that might be most vulnerable. Which are not necessarily most valuable; some things have symbolic significance to them. And then we try to predict what the next targets might be and advise our clients that they maybe need to put special security on those items

All I need is a good chop shop an I’m in business. (Digital hotwiring)

https://thehackernews.com/2022/10/european-police-arrest-gang-that-hacked.html

European Police Arrest a Gang That Hacked Wireless Key Fobs to Steal Cars

Law enforcement authorities in France, in collaboration with Spain and Latvia, have disrupted a cybercrime ring that leveraged a hacking tool to steal cars without having to use a physical key fob.

"The criminals targeted vehicles with keyless entry and start systems, exploiting the technology to get into the car and drive away," Europol said in a press statement.

It’s the thought that counts.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/10/qatar-spyware.html

Qatar Spyware

Everyone visiting Qatar for the World Cup needs to install spyware on their phone.

Everyone traveling to Qatar during the football World Cup will be asked to download two apps called Ehteraz and Hayya.

Briefly, Ehteraz is an covid-19 tracking app, while Hayya is an official World Cup app used to keep track of match tickets and to access the free Metro in Qatar.

In particular, the covid-19 app Ehteraz asks for access to several rights on your mobile., like access to read, delete or change all content on the phone, as well as access to connect to WiFi and Bluetooth, override other apps and prevent the phone from switching off to sleep mode.

The Ehteraz app, which everyone over 18 coming to Qatar must download, also gets a number of other accesses such as an overview of your exact location, the ability to make direct calls via your phone and the ability to disable your screen lock.

The Hayya app does not ask for as much, but also has a number of critical aspects. Among other things, the app asks for access to share your personal information with almost no restrictions. In addition, the Hayya app provides access to determine the phone’s exact location, prevent the device from going into sleep mode, and view the phone’s network connections.

Despite what the article says, I don’t know how mandatory this actually is. I know people who visited Saudi Arabia when that country had a similarly sketchy app requirement. Some of them just didn’t bother downloading the apps, and were never asked about it at the border.

Imagine similar laws not limited to abortion issues.

https://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/2022/10/17/new-california-laws-enhance-reproductive-health-privacy-protections/

New California Laws Enhance Reproductive Health Privacy Protections

On September 27, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a pair of bills designed to prevent medical information and other data held by California entities from being used in out-of-state abortion prosecutions.

The first bill, AB 2091, prohibits health care providers from releasing, in response to out-of-state subpoenas, requests, or to law enforcement, medical information related to an individual seeking or obtaining an abortion. AB 2091 applies if the requesting entity or individual seeks to interfere with the person’s rights under California’s Reproductive Privacy Act, and does not prevent the disclosure of information for medical purposes.

The second bill, AB 1242, prohibits law enforcement and California corporations from sharing information related to a lawful abortion with out-of-state entities. The office of the California Attorney General explained that AB 1242 would block other states from obtaining cell tower data from California companies to track women traveling to California to seek an abortion. In addition, the bill would prevent out-of-state agencies from serving California companies with a search warrant to procure individual users’ data, unless the investigators attest that the evidence is not related to an inquiry into abortion services.

Do you look your age? In addition to age verification the video should be enough to create ‘deep fakes’ of the user.

https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/13/instagram-expands-ai-powered-age-verification-program-to-india-and-brazil/

Instagram expands AI-powered age verification program to India and Brazil

Instagram, facing scrutiny from safety advocates, started testing a program in the U.S. earlier this year to verify users’ age of those claiming to be 18 or older. It uses techniques including authentication via running video selfies through an artificial intelligence system. The Meta-owned service is now ready to roll out this program to two key overseas markets: India and Brazil.

These countries together have about 400 million monthly active users on Instagram, according to market intelligence platform Sensor Tower, data of which an industry executive shared with TechCrunch. The social network said in an updated blog post that it plans to roll out this age verification program to the U.K. and EU before the end of the year.

Users can verify their age by providing an ID. Instagram has a list of documents it accepts for verification.

Perspective.

https://www.gartner.com/en/articles/gartner-top-10-strategic-technology-trends-for-2023

Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2023

Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2023 comprise trends that we expect to impact enterprise strategies in the coming three years by enabling organizations to address four key priorities:

Optimizing resilience, operations or trust

Scaling vertical solutions, product delivery or everywhere

Pioneering customer engagement, accelerated responses or opportunity

Pursuing sustainable technology solutions

Download now: Your Detailed Guide to Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends 2023

(Related)

https://venturebeat.com/ai/deloitte-state-of-ai-report-2022-calls-out-underachievers/

Deloitte State of AI Report 2022 calls out underachievers

Deloitte released the fifth edition of its State of AI in the Enterprise research report today, which surveyed more than 2,600 global executives on how businesses and industries are deploying and scaling artificial intelligence (AI) projects.

Most notably, the Deloitte report found that while AI continues to move tantalizingly closer to the core of the enterprise – 94% of business leaders agree that AI is critical to success over the next five years – for some, outcomes seem to be lagging.

Download now: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/consulting/articles/state-of-ai-2022.html

Could be an interesting hack…

https://www.bespacific.com/game-changing-aba-approved-online-law-schools-make-becoming-a-lawyer-easier-and-more-affordable/

Game-Changing ABA-Approved Online Law Schools Make Becoming a Lawyer Easier and More Affordable

Jaen, Ulysses and Miller, Rebekah, The Future of Legal Education: Game-Changing ABA-Approved Online Law Schools Make Becoming a Lawyer Easier and More Affordable (April 30, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4234790 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4234790

“As the ABA allows law schools to implement a distance education program for legal education, opportunities for potential lawyers will grow due to numerous factors, including lower costs and more versatility of when and how they complete their education. This group of future lawyers will be better able to serve their local communities because they can remain at home rather than moving away for three years to go to law school, which allows them to remain more active in their community and in touch with the legal needs of their neighbors and city. Further, these lawyers will be better off financially post-graduation because their legal education will cost less due to the distance aspect and their living expenses will cost less due to remaining at home versus moving away. Thus, they will be better able to focus on the why of practicing law versus the need for income to pay off debt weighing more important than anything else. “

A field for discussion. What must be disclosed?

https://www.databreaches.net/a-data-breach-is-bad-but-disclosing-too-much-could-be-worse/

A Data Breach Is Bad, But Disclosing Too Much Could be Worse

Adam Stone reports:

When state and local IT systems get breached, there’s a balancing act to be struck. How much can and should the public be told?

Some advocates of transparency and accountability say anything that happens in the public realm ought to be public knowledge. On the opposite extreme, some IT leaders worry that anything they disclose can and will be used against them by the bad actors: Better to say little or even nothing about a cyber incident.

Some are ready to codify the latter view. Recent legislation passed in Georgia, for example, puts limits on what government has to share about cybersecurity incidents. It provides for “certain information, data and reports related to cybersecurity and cyber attacks to be exempt from public disclosure and inspection.” That’s vague, and possibly ominous: state legislatures telling IT leaders what they can and can’t say about a breach.

Read more at Governing.

Backgrounder…

https://www.bespacific.com/data-protection-and-privacylaw-an-introduction/

Data Protection and PrivacyLaw: An Introduction

CRS in Focus – Data Protection and PrivacyLaw: An Introduction, Updated October 12, 2022 – “Recent controversy surrounding how third parties protect the privacy of individuals in the digital age has raised national concerns over legal protections of Americans’ electronic data. The current legislative paradigms governing cybersecurity and data privacy are complex and technical and lack uniformity at the federal level. This InFocus provides an introduction to data protection laws and an overview of considerations for Congress. (For a more detailed analysis, see CRS Report R45631, Data Protection Law: An Overview, by Stephen P. Mulligan, Wilson C. Freeman, and Chris D. Linebaugh.)

Is this an example of AI gone wild or is the algorithm much simpler and managers are using it as an excuse to raise rents?

https://www.propublica.org/article/yieldstar-rent-increase-realpage-rent

Rent Going Up? One Company’s Algorithm Could Be Why.

Texas-based RealPage’s YieldStar software helps landlords set prices for apartments across the U.S. With rents soaring, critics are concerned that the company’s proprietary algorithm is hurting competition.

See? Cops have all the fun software!

https://www.databreaches.net/feds-ex-louisville-police-officer-used-law-enforcement-tech-to-help-hack-sexually-explicit-photos-from-women/

Feds: Ex Louisville Police Officer Used Law Enforcement Tech To Help Hack Sexually Explicit Photos From Women

Josh Wood reports:

A former Louisville Metro Police Department officer used law enforcement technology as part of a scheme that involved hacking the Snapchat accounts of young women and using sexually explicit photos and videos they had taken to extort them, federal prosecutors said in court documents filed on Tuesday.

According to a sentencing memorandum, Bryan Wilson used his law enforcement access to Accurint, a powerful data-combing software used by police departments to assist in investigations, to obtain information about potential victims. He would then share that information with a hacker, who would hack into private Snapchat accounts to obtain sexually explicit photos and videos.

Read more at LEO Weekly.

Will this lead others to rebel?

https://www.pogowasright.org/dont-spy-on-a-privacy-lab-and-other-career-advice-for-university-provosts/

“Don’t spy on a privacy lab” (and other career advice for university provosts)

Cory Doctorow writes:

This is a wild and hopeful story: grad students at Northeastern successfully pushed back against invasive digital surveillance in their workplace, through solidarity, fearlessness, and the bright light of publicity. It’s a tale of hand-to-hand, victorious combat with the “shitty technology adoption curve.”

What’s the “shitty tech adoption curve?” It’s the process by which oppressive technologies are normalized and spread. If you want to do something awful with tech – say, spy on people with a camera 24/7 – you need to start with the people who have the least social capital, the people whose objections are easily silenced or overridden.

Read more at Pluralistic.net.

(Related) Pay for the privilege of being spied on?

https://www.pogowasright.org/tour-amazons-dream-home-where-every-appliance-is-also-a-spy/

Tour Amazon’s dream home, where every appliance is also a spy

Geoffrey A. Fowler reports:

You may not realize all the ways Amazon is watching you.

No other Big Tech company reaches deeper into domestic life. Two-thirds of Americans who shop on Amazon own at least one of its smart gadgets, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. Amazon now makes (or has acquired) more than two dozen types of domestic devices and services, from the garage to the bathroom.

Read more at The Washington Post.

You look guilty!

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-13952-9_4

Facial Recognition for Preventive Purposes: The Human Rights Implications of Detecting Emotions in Public Spaces

Police departments are increasingly relying on surveillance technologies to tackle public security issues in smart cities. Automated facial recognition is deployed in public spaces for real-time identification of suspects and warranted individuals. In some cases, law enforcement is going even further by exploiting also emotion recognition technologies. In preventive operations indeed, emotion facial recognition (EFR) is being used to infer individuals’ inner affective states from traits like facial muscle movements. In this way, law enforcement aims to obtain insightful hints on unknown persons acting suspiciously in public or strategic venues (e.g. train stations, airports). While the employment of such tools still seems to be relegated to dystopian scenarios, it is already a reality in some parts of the world. Hence, there emerges a need to explore their compatibility with the European human rights framework. The Chapter undertakes this task and examines whether and how EFR can be considered compliant with the rights to privacy and data protection, the freedom of thought and the presumption of innocence.

All faces are famous?

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4243000

The Right of Publicity: A New Framework for Regulating Facial Recognition

In this article, I develop a novel theory for how ROP claims could apply to FR systems and detail how their history and development, both statutory and common law, demonstrate their power to impose liability on entities that conduct mass image and identity appropriation, especially through innovative visual technologies. This provides a robust framework for FR regulation while at the same time balancing issues of informed consent and various public interest concerns, such as compatibility with copyright law and First Amendment-protected news reporting.

What happens when they turn the “ethics dial” down? (No quarter)

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/AD1181102

Ethics-The Key to Operationalizing AI-Enabled Autonomous Weapons

The so-called killer robots have arrived, and artificial intelligence-enabled autonomous weapons stand to be a prominent feature of future war. Against a backdrop of international competitor development of these systems overlaid against international and multinational corporate concern, the National Security Commission on AIs Final Report judges that these types of unmanned weapons can and should be used in ways consistent with international humanitarian law by applying the conditions of human-authorized use and proper design and testing. AI-enabled autonomy and its military applications carry with it the foundational risks in these technologies, and their use in unmanned weapons further challenges militaries seeking legal use within the frameworks of international humanitarian law and Just War Theory. Ethics therefore provides the superior conceptual vehicle to appoint and empower human authorizers and users and to qualitatively establish what constitutes proper design and testing. Each of the seven AI worker archetypes established by the DoDs Campaign for an AI Ready Force should apply role-relevant, AI-related ethics to fully realize the conditions established in the Final Report and retain and support the humanity necessary to control the monopoly on violence. The need for ethics education individually and collectively permeates each of the archetypes, and the DoD must recognize the value of publicprivate partnerships to fully account for these conditions.

Age makes little difference?

https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.01369

Understanding Older Adults' Perceptions and Challenges in Using AI-enabled Everyday Technologies

Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled everyday technologies could help address age-related challenges like physical impairments and cognitive decline. While recent research studied older adults' experiences with specific AI-enabled products (e.g., conversational agents and assistive robots), it remains unknown how older adults perceive and experience current AI-enabled everyday technologies in general, which could impact their adoption of future AI-enabled products. We conducted a survey study (N=41) and semi-structured interviews (N=15) with older adults to understand their experiences and perceptions of AI. We found that older adults were enthusiastic about learning and using AI-enabled products, but they lacked learning avenues. Additionally, they worried when AI-enabled products outwitted their expectations, intruded on their privacy, or impacted their decision-making skills. Therefore, they held mixed views towards AI-enabled products such as AI, an aid, or an adversary. We conclude with design recommendations that make older adults feel inclusive, secure, and in control of their interactions with AI-enabled products.

A start?

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4238951

A Proposal for a Definition of General Purpose Artificial Intelligence Systems

The European Union (EU) is in the middle of comprehensively regulating artificial intelligence (AI) through an effort known as the AI Act. Within the vast spectrum of issues under the Act’s aegis, the treatment of technologies classified as general purpose AI systems (GPAIS) merits special consideration. Particularly, existing proposals to define GPAIS do not provide sufficient guidance to distinguish these systems from those designed to perform specific tasks, denominated as fixed-purpose. Thus, our working paper has three objectives. First, to highlight the variance and ambiguity in the interpretation of GPAIS in the literature. Second, to examine the dimensions of generality of purpose available to define GPAIS. Lastly, it proposes a functional definition of the term that facilitates its governance within the EU. Our intention with this piece is to spark a discussion that improves the hard and soft law efforts to mitigate these systems’ risks and protect the well-being and future of constituencies in the EU and globally.

So sue the AI!

http://jlr.sdil.ac.ir/article_153656_a4cb53f744bd047adeb18b7d671f1346.pdf?lang=en

Civil Liability of the User in Using the Artificial Intelligence System in the Car

Although self-deriving vehicles can be considered a revolution in the transportation industry, this new technology, which is based on artificial intelligence, in addition to its high efficiency, also creates challenges for the current system of civil liability, and since Accidents will always be an integral part of vehicles, so it is important to create a new liability plan that outlines the legal obligations of potential litigants. The present study, with a descriptive-analytical approach and a comparative view on the issue of civil liability of self-driving car users, concludes that unlike conventional vehicles, which traditionally immediately introduces the driver immediately responsible for road accidents, self-driving cars based on AI It allows the car to move even in the complete absence of a human factor, and also in the presence of the user - except in special cases - he is considered a passenger of the car, so in practice the discussion of guilt due to lack of participation in control A vehicle that can enable the user to change its behavior is ruled out, and as a result the current view is inconsistent with the structure of these vehicles, and the traditional rules must be redefined, and until then the principle must be the responsibility of the manufacturer The car compensated for the damage and considered the user's responsibility in this regard exceptional.