Giving a ‘gift’ you can’t refuse because that is what totalitarians do…

July 19, 2019 § Leave a comment

Watching and listening, but not really thinking…

June 27, 2019 § Leave a comment

Unproven aggression detectors, more surveillance

Made in the US.: Face recognition is still far from fully accurate, particularly if you aren’t a white male.

April 23, 2019 § Leave a comment

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/19/18507789/amazon-delivery-drivers-selfies-facial-recognition-fraud-protection-flex-app?utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=71987670&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8OGXVNL6WZZM_ndEEVO4oJJMH0Uop3kFKhuaKIiqIFas58tRV91c9ycx2FAGTBP7XQi4VrlL3uRhkFHXO9IwErHUJrZg&_hsmi=71987670

We can safely assume Amazon is using its own Rekognition software, which researchers recently found misidentifies darker-skinned women nearly one-third of the time.

We can safely assume Amazon is using its own Rekognition software, which researchers recently found misidentifies darker-skinned women nearly one-third of the time.

Google’s AI, automated incompetence.

April 1, 2019 § Leave a comment

I’ve have been receiving emails from this group for quite a while. The dim bulbs at Google awakened this morning to lable it ‘dangerous’.

I have the option of “report dangerous” “looks safe”

A third option: ‘Google is being stupid and gullible but that is AI for you.”Google Stupid 2019-04-01 at 03.23.41

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