In the current ruling on Amazon’s motion to dismiss, U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama said a potential class could include nearly 1.2 million Amazon Voice ID users “in Illinois for whom Amazon created a voiceprint on or after June 27, 2014.” He also noted BIPA’s penalties of $1,000 per negligent violation and $5,000 for a violation deemed reckless or intentional.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.