As the need for more data (i.e. photos) increases, researchers have stopped bothering to ask for the consent of the people in the photos they used as data.
9 Scary Revelations From 40 Years of Facial Recognition Research
In science fiction, facial recognition technology is a hallmark of a dystopian society. The truth of how it was created, and how it's used today, is just as freaky. Here are 9 scary takeaways from recently published research that looked at 40+ years of facial recognition, plus a look at where we go from here (bans — lots of bans).
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Facial Recognition: A tainted history
When Things Go Wrong
Earlier this year, for the first time (that we know of), a false match by a facial recognition algorithm led to the arrest of an innocent man.
Let's say it together: Facial-recognition technology is a dangerous, biased mess.
What does the future hold? Bans
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