New York-based Clearview AI revealed it had offered the government of Ukraine free access to its "facial network” to help stave off the Russian invasion.
The practice, which is a clear violation of international conventions on the treatment of dead soldiers, was reported on by the Washington Post as if it is a legitimate, if potentially problematic, military tactic.
Russians were sailing, nah, they re just loyal locals, you know. just take the knowledge in general. i ve covered several wars in my career as a journalist, but to be able to get people live from bunkers in their homes as they re being bombed, it s fascinating to watch the technological advances when it comes to our coverage of an active war. john, according to the post, a digital rights group have called on clearview to stop the war with ukraine due to miscommunication. is that a general concern? it is a real concern. this technology is great, but it s not perfect, particularly on people who aren t alive. you know, some forms of it americans are very familiar with. we use it on our iphones. the iphone measures about 300
Clearview is perhaps the most famous and controversial facial recognition system in the world. the company has scraped billions of photos from social media companies, like facebook and twitter, to create an enormous database of what it calls a search engine forfaces . now, its use by the ukrainian government has raised questions over the implications of infusing this powerful technology into an active war. here s our north america tech reporter, james clayton with more. can you show me out works? this is me, and this is home to the chief executive of clearview, arguably the best known and most controversial facial recognition company the world. i will give you a quick demo, a screen grab from zoom. it is i will give you a quick demo, a screen grab from zoom.- screen grab from zoom. it is a search engine screen grab from zoom. it is a search engine for screen grab from zoom. it is a search engine for faces, - screen grab from zoom. it is a | search engine for faces, mostly used in law horsemen but it has many applications, even being used in ukraine helping to identify the dead. it works
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With the Quality of Advice Review happening this year, one of ClearView’s regulatory priorities is that there be no further changes to risk commissions, an area flagged for reform by Labor.
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