ai and humanity, facial recognition software, facial recognition technology

Your Face for Sale: Anyone Can Legally Gather and Market Your Facial Data Without Explicit Consent

The morning started with a message from a friend: “I used your photos to train my local version of Midjourney. I hope you don’t mind,” followed up with generated pictures of me wearing a flirty steampunk costume. I did, in fact, mind. I felt violated. Wouldn’t you? I bet Taylor Swift did when deepfakes of ...

March 15, 2024

Troy Oakes

What Happens When a Communist Surveillance System Is Exported?

The Chinese government has installed over 200 million cameras throughout the country, making it the most monitored nation in the world. The state not just develops surveillance systems for its own use, but also plans on becoming a global leader in such technologies. China aims to lead a US$150 billion AI industry by 2030, with ...

February 5, 2020

Max Lu