The blueprints recommendations, which are non-binding, call on AI developers to take “proactive and continuous measures” to protect individuals from discrimination and create tools with a philosophy of equity baked in from the start. The blueprint condemns the use of “continuous surveillance and monitoring,” and advocates for meaningful human oversight to AI systems used in critical areas like criminal justice and healthcare. During a press briefing, policymakers involved in drafting the blueprint repeatedly said AI protections represent a modern extension of civil liberties protections. The racialized component of algorithmic bias and discrimination, the policymakers said, ties the AI bill of rights to the Biden Administration’s broader equity agenda. “The harms that automated systems can cause constitute a new civil rights frontier,”...

The blueprints recommendations, which are non-binding, call on AI developers to take “proactive and continuous measures” to protect individuals from discrimination and create tools with a philosophy of equity baked in from the start. The blueprint condemns the use of “continuous surveillance and monitoring,” and advocates for meaningful human oversight to AI systems used in critical areas like criminal justice and healthcare. During a press briefing, policymakers involved in drafting the blueprint repeatedly said AI protections represent a modern extension of civil liberties protections. The racialized component of algorithmic bias and discrimination, the policymakers said, ties the AI bill of rights to the Biden Administration’s broader equity agenda. “The harms that automated systems can cause constitute a new civil rights frontier,”...