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NASA Bought Facial Recognition Tech Clearview AI (www.404media.co)

submitted 1 month ago by some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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Clearview AI is a facial recognition company that can take a photo of the face of the target, and run it against the company’s database of around 30 billion faces. Clearview AI obtained many of these images by scraping the web, including sites and services like Facebook, YouTube, and Venmo. When the New York Times first reported on Clearview in January 2020, a researcher who provided documents to the Times said Clearview “appears to be crossing the Rubicon on facial recognition technology.” Often the tool is used in the form of an app installed on customers’ phones.

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[–] ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I'm sorry Dave, but I'm afraid I can't do that, because I don't recognize your face.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't know the cost with the paywall, but did the boneheads there really think this garbage was more important than the Chandra x-ray telescope!?

Most AI crap isn't ready for primetime... Why couldn't this wait...

[–] HeyLow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"“Clearview AI license,” the procurement record reads. The contract was for $16,000 and was signed in August, it adds."

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 5 points 1 month ago

Thanks for the additional information!

There's no way Chandra would have been saved with just $16k lol

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Clickbait spoiler: "bought access to the powerful facial recognition tool"

[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Good, now they can shut it down!

[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

Because all the little green men look the same to us?