A new law tries to ensure AI doesn't discriminate against you...
[Advertisement] July 06, 2023 [View Online]( | [Sign Up]( | [Shop]( [Morning Brew]( TOGETHER WITH [BMW]( Good morning. On this day in 1957, Paul McCartney (age 15) first met John Lennon (16) at a garden party at St. Peterâs, Wooltonâs Parish Church in Liverpool. Itâs been called a chance encounter that changed the course of history. So, put yourself out there todayâyou never know who you might meet and end up forming a rock band that sells more than 600 million albums globally with. âAbby Rubenstein, Sam Klebanov, Neal Freyman MARKETS Nasdaq 13,791.65 -0.18% S&P 4,446.82 -0.20% Dow 34,288.64 -0.38% 10-Year 3.938% +7.9 bps Bitcoin $30,475.57 -1.08% Meta $294.37 +2.92% *Stock data as of market close, cryptocurrency data as of 3:00am ET. [Here's what these numbers mean.]( - Markets: The Fed killed investorsâ long weekend vibes yesterday on the first day after the July Fourth holiday. The Dow and the S&P 500 both [snapped]( three-day hot streaks after the central bank released minutes from its last meeting that indicated more interest rate hikes are coming soon despite last monthâs pause.
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[People stand in front of a giant computer screen with a resume on the screen as other people stand on the side looking inside the computer.]( Francis Scialabba The hiring manager who decides whether you get your next job may not be human as companies increasingly adopt AI tools for hiring. And a New York City [law]( that took effect yesterday wants to make sure that if the AI doesnât pick you, itâs not because of an algorithmâs baked-in bias. The concern is real: AI can exhibit racist and sexist biases (machines, theyâre just like us!), and a survey last year by the Society for Human Resource Management found that almost 1 in 4 companies already uses AI in the hiring process. The first-of-its-kind law requires companies to: - Notify job candidates who live in NYC that AI is being used and let them request info on what data is being collected.
- Conduct yearly independent audits of any AI tools they use to make employment decisions aimed at ensuring they donât discriminate based on sex, race, or ethnicity and publish ratios to show whether they disproportionately impact specific groups. Businesses that donât comply can be fined up to $1,500 per violation a day. Everyoneâs a critic As with all things AI, the new law drew impassioned responses. It was passed in 2021 but got delayed for years while lawmakers sifted through a boatload of public comments on how to enforce itâmany from businesses that called it an impractical burden. Some public interest groups and advocates now say the final version doesnât go far enough to root out discrimination. Because it focuses on AI making substantial decisions, it may not even apply ââto popular tools that winnow down job applicants before theyâre screened by human staff. Zoom out: NYCâs law will be the first to regulate bias in AI algorithms in the workplace, but it wonât be the last. And itâll provide an important model for laws around the country. Legislators in California, New Jersey, Vermont, and New York are already drafting state-level laws.âAR Â Â TOGETHER WITH BMW [Lean, clean, electric machine](
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[UPS truck]Justin Sullivan/Getty Images UPS contract talks fell apart with a strike on the horizon. Americaâs largest private-sector package delivery service and the Teamsters Union representing 340,000 of its workers accused each other of [walking away]( from negotiations over pay yesterday. The union plans to go on strike if a deal isnât reached before the current contract expires on July 31, a move that could hobble supply chains and weigh on the US economy. Rivals like FedEx might benefit from picking up extra business, but they would likely struggle to take on all the 20 million packages that UPS handles daily. Japan gets green light to dump radioactive water in the ocean. The UNâs nuclear agency signed off Tuesday on the nationâs controversial plan to [release]( more than a million metric tons of treated but still radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima power plant that was destroyed in 2011 into the Pacific Ocean. Some nearby countries object, but the experts are split on whether the plan is safe or could create a Godzilla situation. Other countries, including the US and China, have disposed of diluted nuclear waste in the ocean before, according to USA Today. Subway now has meat slicers so you can eat fresher. The sandwich chain shelled out $80 million to stock its 20,000 locations with the $6,000 meat-cutting [machines]( and ~80% of stores will show them off at the front. The foray into non-pre-sliced cold cuts comes as the privately held chain seeks to find a buyer. To promote its new meat method, Subway plans to introduce new sandwiches and give away 1 million six-inch subs next week. But although itâll be sliced in-store, the meat wonât be cut to order. The automated slicers will be run during prep hours only, Subwayâs president of North America told Insider. TRAVEL [Japan Airlines will rent you your trip fit](
[View from Japan Airlines plane]( SAHACHAT/Getty images Japan Airlines wants you to never again feel the agony of zipping a bursting-at-the-seams suitcase and lugging it to the airport only to learn that itâs 3.4 pounds overweight. Yesterday, the airline [debuted]( its âAny Wear, Anywhereâ service, which lets passengers rent and receive clothes upon arrival in Japan. The countryâs flagship carrier wants to study whether the offering will encourage folks to pack light, allowing its planes to burn less greenhouse-gas-spewing fuel. Plus, it seeks to reduce clothing waste by partnering with trading firm Sumitomo Corp., which will supply overstock garments. Hereâs how it works: - Travelers assemble their Japan-trip wardrobe [online]( by choosing up to eight sets of business or business casual clothes for $28â$49 each.
- The outfits are delivered to their hotel, and travelers can keep them for up to two weeks. Japan Airlines is one of several airlines making moves to give an environmentally friendly sheen to aviation, which causes 3.5% of human-induced climate change, according to one [study](. Butâ¦skeptics [worry]( that some of the environmental benefits of the service, which will be available on a trial basis through August 2024, might be offset by the impact of delivering the rented clothes and tourists filling their freed-up luggage space with souvenir samurai swords and sake bottles other travel necessities.âSK   SPONSORED BY HEAR.COM
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[A Care Bear saying ]The Care Bears Movie/The Samuel Goldwyn Company via Giphy Stat: ChatGPT might still rise up and overthrow the human race one day, but, like the umpteenth installment in a dystopian sci-fi series, itâs not holding the publicâs attention like it used to. Worldwide [traffic]( to the chatbotâs website, which had been spiking since the bot was introduced and spawned a million think pieces, declined 9.7% from May to June, and visitors spent 8.5% less time on the site, according to Similarweb. François Chollet, an AI researcher at rival Google, thinks he knows [why]( Schoolâs out for summer, so students donât need an AI assistant to complete their homework. Quote: âWhenâs the hottest day likely to be? Itâs going to be when global warming, El Niño, and the annual cycle all line up together. Which is the next couple months.â Get ready to feel the heat: Tuesday was probably the [hottest]( day on Earth in ~125,000 years (one day after Monday set a record), with the global average temperature climbing to 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction. And as Oxford University geosystem science professor Myles Allen told the Washington Post, weâll likely sweat through even hotter days soon as elements align to keep things toasty. âItâs a triple whammy,â he explained. Read: Meet the CEOs who pull in more than $100 million a year. ([Wall Street Journal]( NEWS [What else is brewing](#) - [Israel]( pulled out of the West Bank city of Jenin after a two-day, large-scale military operation that killed 12 Palestinians.
- [Jenny Craig]( the weight loss company that recently shut down after 40 years in business, will be revivedâat least onlineâby former rival Nutrisystems.
- [Just Stop Oil]( the anti-fossil-fuel group, disrupted Wimbledon twice by throwing orange confetti and jigsaw puzzle pieces onto a court.
- [Allison Mack]( the Smallville actress who pleaded guilty to crimes stemming from her involvement with the NXIVM cult, has been released from prison early.
- [Coco Lee]( died by suicide at age 48. The pop star famously performed a song from the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon soundtrack at the 2001 Oscars. RECS
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