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
Personal Data

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
White House: “Go Easy on AI”: The Trump administration aimed to minimize AI regulations.
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White House: “Go Easy on AI”: The Trump administration aimed to minimize AI regulations.

The Trump administration announced a hands-off policy for regulating artificial intelligence. The White House unveiled an executive order instructing federal agencies to minimize rule-making related to AI businesses.

January 15, 20201 min read
White House: “Go Easy on AI”: The Trump administration aimed to minimize AI regulations.
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White House: “Go Easy on AI”: The Trump administration aimed to minimize AI regulations.

The Trump administration announced a hands-off policy for regulating artificial intelligence. The White House unveiled an executive order instructing federal agencies to minimize rule-making related to AI businesses.

January 15, 20201 min read
Dawn Song — Taking Responsibility for Data: The importance of a responsible data economy
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Dawn Song — Taking Responsibility for Data: The importance of a responsible data economy

Datasets are critical to AI and machine learning, and they are becoming a key driver of the economy. Collection of sensitive data is increasing rapidly, covering almost every aspect of people’s lives.

January 1, 20202 min read
Dawn Song — Taking Responsibility for Data: The importance of a responsible data economy
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Dawn Song — Taking Responsibility for Data: The importance of a responsible data economy

Datasets are critical to AI and machine learning, and they are becoming a key driver of the economy. Collection of sensitive data is increasing rapidly, covering almost every aspect of people’s lives.

January 1, 20202 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
When Private Data is Not Private: Google trained Project Nightingale on private patient data.
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When Private Data is Not Private: Google trained Project Nightingale on private patient data.

Google spent the past year training an AI-powered health care program using personal information from one of the largest hospital systems in the U.S. Patients had no idea — until last week.

November 20, 20192 min read
When Private Data is Not Private: Google trained Project Nightingale on private patient data.
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When Private Data is Not Private: Google trained Project Nightingale on private patient data.

Google spent the past year training an AI-powered health care program using personal information from one of the largest hospital systems in the U.S. Patients had no idea — until last week.

November 20, 20192 min read
No Escape From Surveillance
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No Escape From Surveillance

What does freedom mean when computers know your face and track your movements? Artificial intelligence will boost the power of surveillance, effectively making privacy obsolete and opening the door to a wide range of abuses.

October 30, 20191 min read
No Escape From Surveillance
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No Escape From Surveillance

What does freedom mean when computers know your face and track your movements? Artificial intelligence will boost the power of surveillance, effectively making privacy obsolete and opening the door to a wide range of abuses.

October 30, 20191 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

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