{"id":99280,"date":"2021-07-02T16:09:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T20:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/?p=99280"},"modified":"2021-07-02T17:23:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T21:23:28","slug":"ncrc-submits-comment-on-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/ncrc-submits-comment-on-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"NCRC Submits Comment on Artificial Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calls on Federal Banking Regulators to Protect Consumers<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) submitted a detailed comment letter to five federal agencies yesterday, outlining how consumers should be protected when lenders use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to underwrite loans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twenty-eight state and local groups signed on in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/request-for-information-and-comment-on-financial-institutions-use-of-artificial-intelligence-including-machine-learning\/\">NCRC\u2019s comment<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jesse Van Tol, CEO of NCRC, made the following statement:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cArtificial intelligence represents the new frontier for how consumers will access credit. 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We should bear in mind that our nation\u2019s persistent racial wealth gaps mean that equal access to financial products and services is critical, and building community prosperity requires a long-term plan to expand and preserve access to credit and capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe use of black-box models heightens the risk of discriminatory credit markets. We have concerns that without adequate and ongoing review, some lenders will develop algorithms that use proxies for protected class status, make credit available on unequal terms, or shut some groups out from credit altogether.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99196px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/rachelshealthyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/kamagra-polo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchase kamagra-polo no prescription<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe supervision, rulemaking and enforcement of AI and ML should focus on the principles of equity, transparency and accountability. 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