Notorious facial recognition company Clearview AI has agreed to permanently halt sales of its massive biometric database to all private companies and individuals in the United States as part of a legal settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union, per court records….
Following an artificial intelligence (AI) report published by the United Nations (UN), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called for a moratorium on the sale and use of AI systems that pose a serious risk to human rights until safeguards are put…
Governments and private companies have a long history of collecting data from civilians, often justifying the resulting loss of privacy in the name of national security, economic stability, or other societal benefits. But it is important to note that these trade-offs do…
When the pandemic forced millions of employees to suddenly work from home, it came at a huge cost to company security — leaving IT security teams unprepared to scale their data security responsibilities. To protect their companies, some turned to stricter protocols…
I live in a small town and am thrilled when the clerk at the local convenience store knows me so well that he can predict my drink order before I speak. But if every fast-food restaurant in the country also knew my…
A team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a technique for facial expression detection by merging near-infrared (NIR) light-field camera imaging techniques with AI technology. Unlike a conventional camera, the light-field camera contains micro-lens arrays in…
IN APRIL 2018, Bronx public defender Kaitlin Jackson was assigned to represent a man accused of stealing a pair of socks from a TJ Maxx store. The man said he couldn’t have stolen the socks because at the time the theft occurred, he…
While the technical and innovative aspects of emotion recognition artificial intelligence (AI) are impressive, the depth and accuracy of the technology still remain debatable. There are several ways in which businesses or governments use facial recognition technology. While it may have its fair…
Not long ago, a phone was mainly used to make calls, send text messages, or play pre-installed Snake games. But with so much of our daily activities now depending on smartphones, it’s more important than ever to secure our devices. Thankfully, there…
Artificial intelligence (AI) may soon know more about you than you think. A startup called Hume AI claims to use algorithms to measure emotions from facial, vocal, and verbal expressions. It’s one of a growing number of companies that purport to read human emotions…
