Facial recognition has to be regulated to protect the public, says AI report

The research institute AI Now has identified facial recognition as a key challenge for society and policymakers—but is it too late? Chief among them is the way machine learning can identify people’s faces in photos and video footage with great accuracy. This might let you unlock your phone with a smile, but it also means that governments and big corporations have been given a powerful new surveillance tool.
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