We
can’t imagine how to use facial recognition correctly (answering
security and privacy concerns) so it’s much easier to ban it.
New
York bans use of facial recognition in schools statewide
The
New York legislature today passed
a
moratorium on the use of facial recognition and other forms of
biometric identification in schools until 2022. The bill, which has
yet to be signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, comes in response to the
launch of facial recognition by the Lockport City School District and
appears to be the first in the nation to explicitly regulate or ban
use of the technology in schools.
Interesting,
but you would need to flood social media with ‘altered’ images
(and only altered images) to make it work.
Fawkes:
Digital Image Cloaking
Fawkes
is
a system for manipulating digital images so that they aren't
recognized by facial recognition systems.
At
a high level, Fawkes takes your personal images, and makes tiny,
pixel-level changes to them that are invisible to the human eye, in a
process we call image cloaking. You can then use these "cloaked"
photos as you normally would, sharing them on social media, sending
them to friends, printing them or displaying them on digital devices,
the same way you would any other photo. The difference, however, is
that if and when someone tries to use these photos to build a facial
recognition model, "cloaked" images will teach the model a
highly distorted version of what makes you look like you. The cloak
effect is not easily detectable, and will not cause errors in model
training. However, when someone tries to identify you using an
unaltered image of you (e.g. a photo taken in public), and tries to
identify you, they will fail.
Research
paper.
I
admit, this was not the first job I expected AI to take…
I
Am a Model and I Know That Artificial Intelligence Will Eventually
Take My Job
Shudu
Gram is
a striking South African model. She’s what fashion likes to call
“one to watch,” with a Balmain campaign in 2018, a feature in
Vogue
Australia
on changing the face of fashion, and a red carpet appearance at the
2019 BAFTAs in a custom Swarovski gown.
I’m
also a model. I’m from Canada, although I live in New York City
now. Unlike Shudu, who’s considered a “new face,” I’ve been
in the business for almost five years. I am also a futurist; I spend
a lot of time researching emerging technologies and educating young
people about the future of work through my startup WAYE.
Also unlike Shudu, I’m a real model, and by that I mean I’m a
real person. Shudu’s not. She’s a 3D digital construction.
It’s
obvious, isn’t it?
Gartner:
Companies must reset their business strategy due to the COVID-19
pandemic
… Gartner
refers to "the reset" as three phases that leaders will go
through during the pandemic. The duration of each phase varies by
country, industry, and enterprise, as well as by business unit,
product, or service. As business leaders reset their strategies
during the pandemic, the three stages their organizations will
experience are: Respond, recover and renew.
Tech for
shut-ins.
Plex
launches a live TV service with over 80 free channels, most available
worldwide
Streaming
media platform Plex
announced
today it’s further expanding into live TV with the addition of over
80 free live TV channels accessible
by free users and subscribers alike. The company had already allowed
consumers to capture and record live TV by way of a digital antenna
and tuner connected to a Plex media server, but this had required
investment in additional hardware and involved a more complicated
setup process.
The
new Live TV service, meanwhile, will offer easier access to a broad
range of free content across categories like news, sports, film,
classic TV, comedy, game shows, anime, kids, entertainment, esports,
and more.
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