The Need to Protect Americans’ Privacy and the AI Accelerant

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id="page-body-inner" class="container-fluid"> <div class="row">  <section id="content" class="col-md-9"> <div id="content-inner"> <div id="content-body"> <article class="post hearing-post element" data-id="A784F9BE-C0EE-4830-B4AB-20669C805DC3"> <header class="clearfix"> <h1 class="element-title"><a href="https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/7/the-need-to-protect-americans-privacy-and-the-ai-accelerant">The Need to Protect Americans’ Privacy and the AI Accelerant</a></h1> </header> <div class="hearing-details post-date-divider"> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="element-date">July 11, 2024</span><br/> <span class="element-time">10:00 AM</span> <span class="hearing-event-details"> </span> <span class="divider"></span> </div> <main> <div class="element-content hearing-participants"> <p>U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “The Need to Protect Americans’ Privacy and the AI Accelerant” on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 10:00 AM EDT. The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) systems has changed the landscape for data privacy. AI has allowed online surveillance, detailed consumer profiling, personalized fraud and deepfakes to be done at scale, with little human involvement and minimal cost. This hearing will explore how AI has accelerated the need for a federal comprehensive privacy law that protects individual privacy and sets clear guidelines for businesses as they develop and deploy AI systems.</p> <p><b><u>Witnesses: </u></b></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Ryan Calo, Professor, University of Washington School of Law; Co-Director, UW Tech Policy Lab</li> <li>Amba Kak, Co-Executive Director, AI Now Institute</li> <li>Udbhav Tiwari, Director, Global Product Policy, Mozilla</li> <li>Morgan Reed, President, ACT | The App Association </li> </ul> <p><b><u>Hearing Details:</u></b></p> <p><b>WHAT:</b> Full Committee Hearing on Need to Protect Americans’ Privacy and the AI Accelerant<br /> <b>DATE:</b> Thursday, July 11, 2024<br /> <b>TIME: </b>10:00 AM EDT<br /> <b>LOCATION: </b>Committee Hearing Room, Russell 253</p> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><br /> <b>LIVESTREAM:</b> The hearing will stream live on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEOD5hOOEu0w3wT0BUt7q7g">YouTube</a>.</h2> </div> <a name="webcast"></a> <div class="hearing-webcast"> <div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"> <iframe allowfullscreen class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://www.senate.gov/isvp/?type=arch&comm=commerce&filename=commerce071124&auto_play=false&wmode=opaque" width="320" height="240" frameborder="0"> </iframe> </div> <div class="webcast-help"> <h4>If you are having trouble viewing this hearing, please try the following steps:</h4> <ol> <li>Clear your browser's cache - <a href="https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop">Guide to clearing browser cache</a></li> <li>Close and re-open your browser</li> <li>If the above two steps do not help, please try another browser. Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge have the highest level of compatibility with our player.</li> </ol> </div> </div> <div class="hearing-participants"> <h2>Majority Statement</h2> <ul class="list-group participants-list"> <li class="hearing-statement list-group-item odd first"> <div class="list-group-heading person"> <h4 class="full-name"> Senator Cantwell </h4> <div class="under-score"></div> </div> <div class="list-group-item-text"> <div class="files-list"> <div class="file"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/36E047EB-10E5-4D3F-A646-ACE7B62893F1"><span class="pdf-icon"></span> Download Statement</a> <span class="file-size">(176.02 KB)</span> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <h2>Testimony</h2> <ul class="list-group participants-list"> <li class="hearing-statement list-group-item odd first"> <div class="list-group-heading person"> <h4 class="full-name"> Ryan Calo </h4> <div class="under-score"></div> <div class="organization">University of Washington</div> </div> <div class="list-group-item-text"> <div class="files-list"> <div class="file"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/379B1E45-CACB-4A94-A3B6-42368B2FA0EA"><span class="pdf-icon"></span> Download Testimony</a> <span class="file-size">(147.85 KB)</span> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hearing-statement list-group-item even"> <div class="list-group-heading person"> <h4 class="full-name"> Amba Kak </h4> <div class="under-score"></div> <div class="organization">AI Now Institute</div> </div> <div class="list-group-item-text"> <div class="files-list"> <div class="file"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/35C1CE13-F03D-4CE9-9559-B0651F156D86"><span class="pdf-icon"></span> Download Testimony</a> <span class="file-size">(266.46 KB)</span> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hearing-statement list-group-item odd"> <div class="list-group-heading person"> <h4 class="full-name"> Udbhav Tiwari </h4> <div class="under-score"></div> <div class="organization">Mozilla</div> </div> <div class="list-group-item-text"> <div class="files-list"> <div class="file"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/3F6B50AB-7CE2-4979-BD96-9A26E03E620B"><span class="pdf-icon"></span> Download Testimony</a> <span class="file-size">(108.97 KB)</span> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hearing-statement list-group-item even last"> <div class="list-group-heading person"> <h4 class="full-name"> Morgan Reed </h4> <div class="under-score"></div> <div class="organization">ACT | The App Association </div> </div> <div class="list-group-item-text"> <div class="files-list"> <div class="file"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/C25BC8A5-36D2-4F64-81C4-D3EB5E7168B7"><span class="pdf-icon"></span> Download Testimony</a> <span class="file-size">(344.88 KB)</span> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </main> <footer> <div class="element-link"><a href="https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/7/the-need-to-protect-americans-privacy-and-the-ai-accelerant">https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/7/the-need-to-protect-americans-privacy-and-the-ai-accelerant</a></div> </footer> </article> </div> </div> </section> <aside id="sidebar" class="col-md-3 hidden-print show-related"> <div id="sidebar-inner"> <nav id="related-links"> <ul class="nav nav-list"> <li class="nav-hearings1 ? 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