Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
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Campaigners say Face Pay, launched in over 240 stations, is ‘dangerous step’ in efforts to control population
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AI Weekly: EU facial recognition ban highlights need for U.S. legislation
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Use of artificial intelligence by the police: MEPs oppose mass surveillance
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
IRS plan to scan your face prompts anger in Congress, confusion among taxpayers
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Starting this summer, you’ll need to provide a video of your face to access the agency’s website. It’s a major expansion of the use of facial recognition software by the government.
Focus: U.S. cities are backing off banning facial recognition as crime rises
|| Facial Recognition || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Facial recognition is making a comeback in the United States as bans to thwart the technology and curb racial bias in policing come under threat amid a surge in crime and increased lobbying from developers.
Facebook Plans to Shut Down Its Facial Recognition Systems
Gender bias in recruitment: How AI hiring tools are hindering women’s careers
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Artificial intelligence is enforcing existing gender biases when it comes to recruitment, according to a new report. But it may have one saving grace.
Tesla to Expand Full Self-Driving Beta, But Top Safety Official Says It Needs to Tackle 'Basic Safety Issues' First
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The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has opened multiple investigations into fatal Tesla crashes involving its Autopilot system.
Walmart is using fully driverless trucks to ramp up its online grocery business
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Walmart and Silicon Valley start-up Gatik said that, since August, they’ve operated two autonomous box trucks, without a safety driver, on a 7-mile loop daily for 12 hours.
Flawed AI Makes Robots Racist, Sexist
|| Algorithmic Bias || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
New work led by several universities, including Johns Hopkins, shows that neural networks built from biased Internet data teach robots to enact toxic stereotypes