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What companies can and cannot do as far as using AI tools in their hiring processes is becoming more clear following a landmark case settled in New York earlier this month. 

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against a China-based online tutoring company for allegedly using an AI tool that automatically filtered through and rejected about 200 female applicants over the age of 55, and males over 60.

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Publishers began closing loopholes that allowed people to bypass their paywalls with fervor back in 2019, but it’s still a challenge for publishers to measure and block people who are finding those gaps.

A local publishing exec, who requested anonymity to speak freely, said the percentage of their readers bypassing their paywall is “low,” but it wasn’t “a reliable number.”

“We’ve never had really good data about that,” said Michael Silberman, svp of strategy at paywall platform Piano. [Editor’s note: Piano is a contracted vendor with Digiday.]

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State lawmakers for years have been ahead of Congress in passing data privacy legislation. Will the same happen with generative AI?

A growing number of states have passed AI laws during their 2023 legislative sessions in places like Tennessee, Texas, Oregon and Montana. The new regulations are part of broader data privacy laws while other bills are aimed specifically at AI.

Earlier this week, the California Legislature passed a new resolution affirming the White House’s blueprint for an “AI Bill of Rights,” which the Biden Administration debuted last fall as a framework for responsible development of AI. (California is also seeking to pass a new data privacy bill focused on data brokers.)

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Social norms—not laws—are the underlying fabric of democracy. The Georgia indictment against Donald Trump is the last tool remaining to repair that which he’s torn apart.

The GOP presidential candidate revives the old ‘spheres of influence’ illusion.

Nikki Haley and Mike Pence gave creditable performances. Vivek Ramaswamy didn’t.

Personalization in marketing is table stakes. Everything from promotional emails addressing recipients by name to individualized Netflix homepages and Spotify Wrapped playlists demonstrates a fundamental truth of marketing: The personal touch goes a long way. Today’s consumers have come to expect a personalized experience, regardless of whether it’s in a b-to-c or b-to-b environment. Why,…

Meta Platforms must face claims that its Meta Pixel analytics software wrongly collected information from the California Dept. of Motor Vehicles’ website, a judge ruled this week.

Sony Interactive Entertainment, the company behind PlayStation, has announced plans to acquire Audeze, an audio tech brand known for making high-end gaming headphones.

Amazon and Starbucks are urging a judge to throw out a lawsuit claiming they violated a New York City law by collecting biometric data from people who visited brick-and-mortar establishments.