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President Donald Trump has swiftly removed Artificial Intelligence protections, exposing people to real-world harms.

We're calling for a total ban on law enforcement use of face recognition technology.

Students care about their privacy but are facing invasive levels of AI-powered surveillance in schools, perpetuating existing discrimination. NJ students are calling on lawmakers to implement regulations on AI-powered surveillance and protect student’s right to privacy.

In recent years across the nation, we’ve seen a resurgence of systematic attempts to ban books from libraries, classrooms, and curriculums with the aim to undermine experiences across all races, genders, and sexualities.

The future of surveillance is here – this is how we can make up for lost time.

The Federal Trade Commission should adopt binding rules to identify and prevent algorithmic discrimination.

Pretrial risk assessment algorithms have come under scrutiny in recent years, and for good reason, because they can perpetuate racial bias in how they evaluate risk. That’s why we’re investigating how the state uses public safety assessments to make life-altering decisions about our rights.

Facial recognition technology, like many kinds of automated decision systems used by the government, can worsen racial inequity, limit our civil rights and liberties, and deprive people of fundamental fairness. We're investigating.

Domestic violence survivors in New Jersey are eligible for special public benefits to assist in their escape and recovery from abuse. But who decides if a domestic violence survivor will be awarded those benefits? To make that determination, New Jersey turns to an algorithm.