As New York’s bill-making session approaches its early-June ending, lawmakers and legal advocates were in the Capitol on Wednesday to push a package of four bills and a campaign meant to hold Big Tech accountable for the potential risks of artificial intelligence, an area of priority for the executive branch as well.
Biometric surveillance that allows companies to track whether pregnant workers take more frequent bathroom breaks, or eavesdrop on employees in the break room to intercept talks of unionization, were among examples of the emerging technology’s potential for bad acts in the employment space.
