facial recognition
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Using Genome Data And Drones To Save The Koalas
Australia’s koala population is under threat, having declined by an estimated 26 per cent in NSW alone over the past two decades. But a Sydney university is partnering with one of the world’s largest tech giants to try and reverse the damage, using genome sequencing to help protect koalas from threats such as disease and…
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A New Stanford Study Uses Facial Recognition to Figure Out If You’re Liberal or Conservative
Today in terrible ideas: an AI system that claims to be able to accurately predict your political affiliation using…your face. Yes, really.
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The LAPD Just Banned Its Officers From Using Third-Party Facial Recognition Software
The Los Angeles Police Department issued a moratorium on the use of commercial facial recognition software on Tuesday, effectively ending a trial with dystopian software manufacturer Clearview AI that the department had long sought to downplay.
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Portland Just Passed The U.S.’s Broadest Ban On Facial Recognition
Portland, Oregon might be best known as the home of bohemian stereotypes a- plenty and some of the wildest doughnuts you can find in the state. Now it’s also earned the reputation for ambitious privacy legislation after passing the country’s broadest ban on facial recognition technology to date.