#Awesome
“Facial recognition technology is rapidly becoming ubiquitous, used in everything from security cameras to smartphones. But in the near future, humans may not be the only ones to be digitally captured. Researchers are training forms of artificial intelligence to recognize individual animals by their faces alone — and even discern their emotional state just by reading their expressions.” — Laura Bridgeman, Writer Learn More from VOX >
#Not Awesome
“Clearview’s massive surveillance apparatus claims to hold 3 billion photos, accessible to any law enforcement agency with a subscription, and it’s likely you or people you know have been scooped up in the company’s dragnet. It’s known to have scraped sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram, and is able to use profile names and associated images to build a trove of identified and scannable facial images.
Little is known about the accuracy of Clearview’s software, but it appears to be powered by a massive trove of scraped and identified images, drawn from social media profiles and other personal photos on the public internet. That scraping is only possible because social media platforms like Facebook have consolidated immense amounts of personal data on their platforms, and then largely ignored the risks of large-scale data analysis projects like Clearview.” — Dave Gershgorn, Writer Learn More from The Verge >
1/ Canada’s top privacy regulator found that the Canadian federal police broke the law in using facial recognition software, after initially denying any use of it. Learn More from Reuters >
2/ The White House launches an artificial intelligence task force called the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force. The hope is that the increased resources and tools will help spark innovation in U.S. companies. Learn More from Wall Street Journal >
3/ The U.S. Postal Service has started using artificial intelligence to improve delivery time. Learn More from GCN >
4/ Baltimore City Council passes a ban on the use of facial recognition by municipal agencies and private citizens. This is the first ordinance to be passed that bars citizens from using the technology. Learn More from Security Info Watch >
5/ Facial recognition technology is being used to track down U.S. Capitol rioters. The investigation into who was in the Capitol building is said to be the largest investigation ever done by the Department of Justice and this technology is one of the many tools they are leaning on. Learn More from ABC News >
6/ A.I. is helping recruiters find passive job candidates that aren’t on typical job sites. This technology is helping increase outreach and surface information on candidates from hundreds of sources. Learn More from Forbes >
7/ New Voila Al Artist app that has exploded in popularity is able to use the images you upload in marketing and advertising campaigns without telling you or paying you for it as well as track your activity even when you’re not using the app. Learn More from FOX >
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