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Amazon Has Extended the Moratorium on Police Use of Its Facial Recognition Software
Law enforcement officials are still banned from using Amazon’s facial recognition technology “until further notice,” the company said on Wednesday, a decision that effectively extends a yearlong moratorium that had been set to expire on June 1.
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Report: Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Has Been Used by Over 1,800 Public Agencies
A new series of reports from BuzzFeed News shows the wide net cast by shadowy surveillance firm Clearview AI. Individuals at 1,803 public agencies — many of which are U.S. police departments — have used its facial recognition software at some point over recent years, according to data reviewed by the news outlet.
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Clearview AI Thinks The Solution to Dating Is Facial Recognition
Clearview AI, now the byword for unchecked surveillance, has filed a wide-ranging patent application that envisions handing over the most reviled uses of facial recognition technology to just about anyone. The application proposes allowing users to submit a photo and instantly retrieve information including, but not limited to, mental health status, housing status, drug use,…
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Touchy, Feely Robots Have Learned To Play Jenga As Well As Humans Can
A steady hand is needed to play a game like Jenga without toppling the tower, but being a successful block-stacker also requires a fine-tuned sense of touch as you try to find the perfect piece to remove. Until recently it meant robots relying solely on visual data weren’t actually great at playing Jenga (yay, humanity!)…