The Associated Press reports Clearview AI plans to offer its technology to banks and private businesses for identification checks. Co-founder and CEO Hoan Ton-That said a new “consent-based” product would verify an individual’s face using Clearview AI’s algorithms, but would not involve its collection of 20 billion images reserved for law enforcement use. Ton-That’s comments on the plans followed a suggestion in a recent court filing that the company was for sale. “We don’t have any plans to sel... Read More

Clearview AI announced its facial recognition software, Clearview 2.0, now features 20 billion publicly available facial images, Biometric Update reports. The images reportedly include photos of suspects, persons of interest and potential victims, and 3,100 law enforcement clients across the U.S. have purchased Clearview AI software, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security. Clearview AI has come under scrutiny because its software has misidentified peopl... Read More

Facebook said it plans to shut down its facial recognition system this month and delete the face prints of more than 1 billion users, a change the company said will “represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology’s history.”   In announcing the change Tuesday, Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence at Facebook’s newly named parent company Meta, said it is “part of a company-wide move away from this kind of broad identification, and toward na... Read More

As the debate rages on regarding whether the U.S. Federal Trade Commission should or could begin rulemaking on privacy, the commission has signaled it is not willing to wait for a consensus. On Dec. 10, the FTC filed an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with the Office of Management and Budget that initiates consideration of a rulemaking process on privacy and artificial intelligence. The filing describes the FTC's intent as seeking to "curb lax security practices, limit privacy abuses, an... Read More

Chinese company Sangfor Technologies has drawn scrutiny for its AI program that can predict if an employee is about to leave their job, South China Morning Post reports. The program can spy on an employee’s browsing activity, such as viewing job posts and sending application emails. The program came to light after a user on Maimai.cn, a professional networking application, claimed he was fired when his company discovered, using a monitoring system, he was applying to other jobs.Full Story... Read More

A new report from Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center found 68% of responding developers, business and policy leaders, researchers and activists do not believe ethical principles focused on public good will be employed in most AI designs by 2030. The report includes written explanations from professionals, including Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf, who said, “There will be a good-faith effort, but I am skeptical that the good intentions will neces... Read More

We are seeing accelerating expansion in the range and capabilities of machine aids for human decision making and of products and services embodying artificial intelligence and machine learning. AI/ML is already delivering significant societal benefits, including improvements in convenience and quality of life, productivity, efficiency, environmental monitoring and management, and capacity to develop new and innovative products and services. The common feature of "automation applications" — the ... Read More

While the European Commission published its ambitious proposal to regulate artificial intelligence in April of last year, progress has been slow thus far. Journalist Luca Bertuzzi looks at the state of the proposal, reasons for delays, ongoing policy discussions and potential implications for businesses. Bertuzzi said there has been tension between industry’s need for innovation and ensuring broad consumer protection, including the use of personal data, while certain European businesses see the ... Read More

As the debate rages on regarding whether the U.S. Federal Trade Commission should or could begin rulemaking on privacy, the commission has signaled it is not willing to wait for a consensus. On Dec. 10, the FTC filed an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with the Office of Management and Budget that initiates consideration of a rulemaking process on privacy and artificial intelligence. The filing describes the FTC's intent as seeking to "curb lax security practices, limit privacy abuses, an... Read More

The European Union wants to figure out how to properly regulate artificial intelligence, and everyone has an opinion on how to do it. A coalition of 14 EU member states is urging the European Commission to adopt a "soft law approach" to AI to incentivize the development of the technology. The Presidency of the Council of the European Union called for a fundamental rights-based AI approach to "harness the potential of this key technology in promoting economic recovery in all sectors in a spirit ... Read More

The Ukrainian military’s use of Clearview AI facial recognition to identify dead Russian soldiers may carry negative consequences, warned military technology analysts, The Washington Post reports. Ukraine reported using Clearview AI to scan the faces of more than 8,600 Russian soldiers killed in the invasion. The families of 582 soldiers were directly contacted to inform them of family member deaths, with some outreach including an image of the dead soldier. Some military analysts were concerned... Read More

Law enforcement in virtually every U.S. state has access to facial recognition software, Wired reports. It cited a Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology report that said one in two American adults are already in facial recognition databases used to identify criminal suspects. Critics claimed police overuse the technology, as research has demonstrated it misidentifies women and people of color more than white men. In an op-ed for NJ.com, a group of 16 privacy and civil rights organiz... Read More

Facebook said it plans to shut down its facial recognition system this month and delete the face prints of more than 1 billion users, a change the company said will “represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology’s history.”   In announcing the change Tuesday, Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence at Facebook’s newly named parent company Meta, said it is “part of a company-wide move away from this kind of broad identification, and toward na... Read More

Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Like many millennials, I have fond memories of watching "Space Jam" as a child. In fact, I saw it in on the big screen on a snowy December afternoon in Londonderry, NH, with my best friend at the time. To say that I loved it would be a colossal understatement. Once we got it on VHS, you better believe I wore out of that tape. As an adult and above average film aficionado, I can take off those rose-tinted glasses. Michael Jordan isn't a great actor. The dated pop ... Read More