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Files from Tom Li The U.S. offers the highest pay to software developers, online scams are still on the rise, and Ukraine’s ministry of defence employs Clearview AI’s facial recognition tech. That’s all the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending. It’s Wednesday, March 23, and I’m…

Clearview AI this week revealed that it has offered the Ukraine government free access to the company’s facial recognition AI (artificial intelligence) technology, potentially to uncover Russian assailants, identify refugees, combat misinformation, and identify the dead. The news comes weeks into the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was shared in…

On March 1, Chechnya’s leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, posted a short video on Telegram in which a cheery bearded soldier stood before a line of tanks clanking down a road under an overcast sky. In an accompanying post, Kadyrov assured Ukrainians that the Russian army doesn’t hurt civilians and that Vladimir…

Collect all the faces — Investor pitch said 100 billion photos would make almost everyone "identifiable." Jon Brodkin - Feb 16, 2022 10:00 pm UTC The controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI reportedly told investors that it aims to collect 100 billion photos—supposedly enough to ensure that almost every human…

Police say 28-year-old Amandeep Singh was trapped under a dump truck on February 12; the investigation is ongoing NEWS RELEASE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE ************************** CLEARVIEW TWP — Members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are assisting with a death investigation at a worksite in Clearview Township. On…

A group of four progressive lawmakers — Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) — sent letters to several federal agencies on Wednesday calling for an end to their use of Clearview AI’s controversial facial recognition system. The letter was…

Sen. Ed Markey calls on government agencies to cease using Clearview technology, as well as any other facial recognition tool, saying it threatens Black and ethnic minority communities. Samuel Corum/Getty Images A trio of Senators are calling on federal agencies to stop using facial recognition technology built by Clearview AI,…

The IRS will abandon a push to have some taxpayers use facial recognition software to identify themselves, the agency confirmed on Monday. Why it matters: The initial decision to use facial recognition software sparked significant backlash and a debate about how the government should use such technology, with critics warning…

The IRS' move to require some taxpayers to use facial recognition to identify themselves is reigniting a debate over how the government should use such technology. Why it matters: Critics warn that, without sufficient guardrails, information collected by one agency for a seemingly benign purpose could easily be re-used in…

LANZHOU: While facial recognition technology continues to facilitate many aspects of human life, it is now also being applied to aid the protection of giant pandas. A nature reserve in northwest China's Gansu Province has built an AI-enabled video monitoring system to better protect wild giant pandas. Installed with some…