EU urged to ban AI tools that detect gender or sexuality

April 17, 2021 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, NEWS, WORLD NEWS Comments Off on EU urged to ban AI tools that detect gender or sexuality
Security surveillance monitors of the closed Eros center "Taunusstrasse 26" are seen at the red light district in Frankfurt, Germany, March 30, 2020, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. (Photo: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach)

A cross-party group of European lawmakers called on Friday for an EU ban on artificial intelligence (AI) systems that detect and label people according to gender or sexuality, saying the technology was ripe for abuse and could fuel discrimination…