Attorney General ('AG') Karl A. Racine, announced, on 9 December 2021, that he had introduced a bill for the Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act of 2021. In particular, the AG noted that the bill would, among other things, hold businesses accountable for preventing biases in their automated decision-making algorithms and require them to report and correct any bias that is detected. Furthermore, the AG stated that the bill would increase transparency by requiring companies to inform consumers about what personal information they collect and how that information is used to make decisions. More specifically, the AG outlined that the bill would focus on four key areas of individuals' lives in
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District of Columbia: AG introduces bill to stop discrimination through algorithms and automated decisions
December 10, 2021
Summary
Attorney General Karl A. Racine introduced the Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act of 2021 on 9 December 2021, aiming to hold businesses accountable for biases in automated decision-making algorithms. The bill mandates businesses to report and correct detected biases, increase transparency about personal data collection and usage, and prohibits discriminatory algorithms in education, employment, housing, and public services including credit, healthcare, and insurance. It also details relationships with service providers, exemptions, consumer rights to notice and disclosure, auditing requirements, and enforcement mechanisms.