insert_link Tech Made Simple Use of Clearview AI facial recognition tech spiked as law enforcement seeks to identify Capitol mob Clearview AI’s CEO says use of his company’s facial recognition technology among law enforcement spiked 26 percent the day after a mob of pro-Trump rioters attacked the US Capitol. First reported by the New York Times, Hoan Ton-That confirmed in an interview with The Verge that Clearview saw a sharp increase in use on January 7th, compared to its usual weekday search volume. The January 6th attack was broadcast live […] todayJanuary 13, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Amazon bans police from using its facial “Rekognition” technology for the next year Amazon is announcing a one-year moratorium on allowing law enforcement to use its controversial Rekognition facial recognition platform, the e-commerce giant said on Wednesday. The news comes just two days after IBM said it would no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology, citing potential human rights and privacy abuses and research indicating facial recognition tech, despite the advances provided by artificial intelligence, remains biased along lines of age, […] todayJune 11, 2020
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