HR’s Robot Helper: Colleges prepare students for AI hiring interviews.
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HR’s Robot Helper: Colleges prepare students for AI hiring interviews.

For some college graduates, landing a first job means making a good impression on a chatbot. University guidance counselors around the U.S. are preparing students for interviews with AI-powered screening algorithms.

January 22, 20201 min read
HR’s Robot Helper: Colleges prepare students for AI hiring interviews.
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HR’s Robot Helper: Colleges prepare students for AI hiring interviews.

For some college graduates, landing a first job means making a good impression on a chatbot. University guidance counselors around the U.S. are preparing students for interviews with AI-powered screening algorithms.

January 22, 20201 min read
Steal Your Face: How Clearview AI's face recognition system works
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Steal Your Face: How Clearview AI's face recognition system works

What if you could identify just about anyone from a photo? A controversial startup is making this possible. Hundreds of U.S. law enforcement agencies are using a face ID service that matches photos against a database of billions of images.

January 22, 20201 min read
Steal Your Face: How Clearview AI's face recognition system works
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Steal Your Face: How Clearview AI's face recognition system works

What if you could identify just about anyone from a photo? A controversial startup is making this possible. Hundreds of U.S. law enforcement agencies are using a face ID service that matches photos against a database of billions of images.

January 22, 20201 min read
Face Recognition Meets Resistance: The rising resistance against face recognition in 2019
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Face Recognition Meets Resistance: The rising resistance against face recognition in 2019

An international wave of anti-surveillance sentiment pushed back against the proliferation of face recognition systems.

December 24, 20192 min read
Face Recognition Meets Resistance: The rising resistance against face recognition in 2019
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Face Recognition Meets Resistance: The rising resistance against face recognition in 2019

An international wave of anti-surveillance sentiment pushed back against the proliferation of face recognition systems.

December 24, 20192 min read
Neighborhood Watchers: Reports charge Ring with mishandling customer data.
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Neighborhood Watchers: Reports charge Ring with mishandling customer data.

Smart doorbell maker Ring has built its business by turning neighborhoods into surveillance networks. Now the company is drawing fire for using private data without informing customers and sharing data with police.

December 11, 20192 min read
Neighborhood Watchers: Reports charge Ring with mishandling customer data.
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Neighborhood Watchers: Reports charge Ring with mishandling customer data.

Smart doorbell maker Ring has built its business by turning neighborhoods into surveillance networks. Now the company is drawing fire for using private data without informing customers and sharing data with police.

December 11, 20192 min read
What the Watchbot Sees: How Knightscope security robots use AI for surveillance
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What the Watchbot Sees: How Knightscope security robots use AI for surveillance

Knightscope’s security robots look cute. But these cone-headed automatons, which serve U.S. police departments and businesses, are serious surveillance machines.

November 20, 20192 min read
What the Watchbot Sees: How Knightscope security robots use AI for surveillance
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What the Watchbot Sees: How Knightscope security robots use AI for surveillance

Knightscope’s security robots look cute. But these cone-headed automatons, which serve U.S. police departments and businesses, are serious surveillance machines.

November 20, 20192 min read
Public Access, Private Faces
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Public Access, Private Faces

One of the largest open datasets for training face recognition systems has its roots in a popular photo-sharing service. Companies that have used this data could find themselves liable for millions in legal recompense.

October 23, 20192 min read
Public Access, Private Faces
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Public Access, Private Faces

One of the largest open datasets for training face recognition systems has its roots in a popular photo-sharing service. Companies that have used this data could find themselves liable for millions in legal recompense.

October 23, 20192 min read
Want Your Pension? Send a Selfie
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Want Your Pension? Send a Selfie

The French government plans to roll out a national identification service based on face recognition. Critics warn that the new system violates citizens’ privacy.

October 9, 20191 min read
Want Your Pension? Send a Selfie
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Want Your Pension? Send a Selfie

The French government plans to roll out a national identification service based on face recognition. Critics warn that the new system violates citizens’ privacy.

October 9, 20191 min read
Anonymous Faces
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Anonymous Faces

A number of countries restrict commercial use of personal data without consent unless they’re fully anonymized. A new paper proposes a way to anonymize images of faces, purportedly without degrading their usefulness in applications that rely on face recognition.

October 2, 20192 min read

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