Tech group criticizes EU advisory body guidelines on artificial intelligence

A leading U.S. information technology industry organization is criticizing assumptions made about algorithmic decisions by the Article 29 Working Group -- which advises European Union privacy regulators -- in its guidelines on algorithmic decision-making and the General Data Protection Regulation.

U.S. tech industry groups and others are closely watching how the European Union implements its new data protection rule, which will shape the privacy and data security requirements around transatlantic digital commerce.

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation's Center for...