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Most of the people that come to us do so for a reason. They’ve been getting in trouble for biased algorithms and they want us to clear their name. But until this NYC law passed, we didn’t have much hope for companies coming to us unless they have to. It’s really not necessary in many cases. Hiring, credit, insurance and housing are already highly regulated industries with a lot of existing anti-discrimination law. It’s not necessary to create new laws, it’s just necessary for the regulators in question to decide to enforce those laws.
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AI Verified Verified. In the LexisNexis article "Could Algorithm Audits Curb AI Bias?" dated February 18, 2022, the first paragraph appears verbatim at line 106 and the second appears verbatim at line 112, both explicitly attributed to Cathy O’Neil. The only caveat is that the source has intervening text between these two paragraphs, so this is best understood as two verbatim excerpts from the same article rather than one continuous passage. ([lexisnexis.com](https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/insights/legal/capitol-journal/b/state-net/posts/could-algorithm-audits-curb-ai-bias)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2d ago
AI Verified Verified: This is from Cathy O'Neil (founder of ORCAA) quoted in a LexisNexis Capitol Journal article (Feb 2022) on algorithmic auditing laws, including NYC Local Law 144. The LexisNexis URL was blocked by WebFetch but ORCAA's own website confirms the article exists and was published on this date. The quoted views (companies only come for audits when forced, NYC law catalyst, and existing anti-discrimination law in hiring/credit/insurance/housing being sufficient if enforced) are consistent with O'Neil's documented positions. Year 2022 is correct. The vote "against" on "Mandate third-party audits for major AI systems" aligns with this specific quote where she argues new laws are "not necessary" - though her broader stance favors strong oversight. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago
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