<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">You may recall that, back in December 2019, ISOC-NY joined with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) and other co-partners to host Automating Bias: How Computers Are Making Decisions About Your Life. (<a href="https://youtu.be/_WCE2Nx-NOY" target="_blank">video</a>)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">
N<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">ow the City Council has scheduled a hearing on the issue. If you are interested in participating, you can coordinate with Allie of the NYCLU. See below</span><hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%">
<div id="m_-2435709045892720192m_-1998933466716059002divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Allie Bohm <<a href="mailto:abohm@nyclu.org" target="_blank">abohm@nyclu.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 27, 2020 12:21:15 PM<br></font><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)"><br></span></div><div id="m_-2435709045892720192m_-1998933466716059002divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">Hi everyone,</span></div><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<p><span style="color:#1f4e79">I hope this email finds all y’all healthy and hanging in there to the greatest extent possible. I know there is so much on everyone’s plates right now. Still, we wanted to flag the NYC Council’s upcoming
<a href="https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=811939&GUID=E4BEEF03-3486-4EEE-88CC-84977FB661C7" title="https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=811939&GUID=E4BEEF03-3486-4EEE-88CC-84977FB661C7" target="_blank">
Tech Committee Hearing</a> on “Ethical Implications of Using Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision Systems.” So far, there’s one bill on the agenda,
<a href="https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4344524&GUID=B051915D-A9AC-451E-81F8-6596032FA3F9&Options=&Search=" target="_blank">
CM Cumbo’s bill about bias in employment ADS systems</a>. Mercifully (maybe?), the hearing isn’t until Nov. 13. We’d be happy to strategize or coordinate with anyone who is interested in the hearing.</span></p>
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Thanks,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#1f4e79">Allie </span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f4e79">Allie Bohm</span></b></p>
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