Security
The experiment was conducted discreetly. Between 2016 and 2018, two surveillance cameras were installed in the Kings Cross area of London to analyse and track passers-by using facial recognition technology.
Nov 18, 2019
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Business
Microsoft is hiring former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to review its investment in a facial recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli military checkpoints.
Nov 16, 2019
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Security
Concert promoters in the U.S. are stepping back from plans to scan festivalgoers with facial recognition technology, after musicians and others gave it some serious side-eye.
Oct 29, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
With a brief glance at a single face, emerging facial recognition software can now categorize the gender of many men and women with remarkable accuracy.
Oct 29, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
People may be biased, even without realizing it, but computer programs shouldn't have any reason to discriminate against black patients when predicting their health care needs. Right?
Oct 25, 2019
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Business
The Universal Studios amusement park under construction in Beijing will admit visitors without a ticket—thanks to cameras that will scan their faces to determine if they've paid for entry.
Oct 17, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
Ever since its origin in post-war research, AI has been subject to profound hyperbole, rapturous prognostications, and projected nightmares. In 2019, things have once again reached fever pitch in what science board co-chair ...
Oct 16, 2019
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Business
When hundreds of video cameras with the power to identify and track individuals started appearing in the streets of Belgrade as part of a major surveillance project, some protesters began having second thoughts about joining ...
Oct 16, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Google is expected to unveil a new Pixel phone with an updated camera and an emphasis on artificial intelligence features.
Oct 15, 2019
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Security
Amazon is endorsing the idea of government regulation of facial recognition technology, as part of a wide-ranging statement of its principles on a range of social and political issues.
Oct 11, 2019
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Business
Businesses across almost every industry deploy artificial intelligence to make jobs simpler for staff and tasks easier for consumers.
Oct 03, 2019
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Security
The kind of face-scanning technology seen in science fiction films is now in use at airports across the country, with a goal of increasing security and saving time for travelers.
Sep 26, 2019
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Business
Amazon's latest innovation in the online payment world is something called... cash.
Sep 18, 2019
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Security
A growing number of countries are following China's lead in deploying artificial intelligence to track citizens, according to a research group's report published Tuesday.
Sep 17, 2019
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Security
Amazon-owned doorbell camera company Ring is facing questions from a U.S. senator over its partnerships with police departments around the country.
Sep 06, 2019
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