Amazon’s Facial Recognition Software Sparks Privacy Concerns
The recent television series Person of Interest, which aired between 2011 and 2016, was premised upon an artificial intelligence (AI) program that could recognize patterns to determine individuals who may become victims of violent crimes. Facial recognition was one of the machine’s abilities, allowing the show’s protagonists to locate and track individuals in and throughout New York City. The AI in Person of Interest is no longer the stuff of television or of the future.
Lawmakers and civil rights groups have expressed their concern…
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