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EU countries’ stance on artificial intelligence draws criticism

EU countries’ stance on artificial intelligence draws criticism

EU countries agreed on draft artificial intelligence (AI) regulations ahead of negotiations with EU parliamentarians to iron out the kinks. However, according to the European Consumer Organization (BEUC) and opposing lawmakers, the countries failed to address facial recognition concerns. Last y... Read more

date1 year ago
Intel introduces face-recognition tech into RealSense

Intel introduces face-recognition tech into RealSense

Intel announced on Wednesday that it is adding face-recognition hardware and software that retail stores can use to enable payments and dictate access to restricted areas. The tech was introduced in 2014, in Intel’s RealSense 3D cameras. Combining depth and tracking technology, drones, robots,... Read more

date3 years ago
Researchers succeed in restoring faded photographs with AI

Researchers succeed in restoring faded photographs with AI

Moving a bit too much with a camera while taking a picture, or someone moving in the background for a moment: your whole picture will be ruined, as faces will become blurred. Researchers from three universities (in the United Arab Emirates, Beijing and New York) have managed to make such photos rec... Read more

date4 years ago
Microsoft sees little value in European face recognition ban

Microsoft sees little value in European face recognition ban

In an effort to gain time to figure out how to eliminate certain obstacles to the use of facial recognition in public places, the European Union proposed banning the use of such technology for a period of five years. While Alphabet- and Google-CEO Sundar Pichai agreed, Microsoft only sees reasons t... Read more

date4 years ago
Microsoft refuses to share face recognition technology with police

Microsoft refuses to share face recognition technology with police

Microsoft has refused to share its facial recognition technology with the police in California, reports Reuters. Police in the state had asked the company to install facial recognition in police cars and body cameras. The reason for the rejection of the request was his concern for human rights. Mic... Read more

date5 years ago
Microsoft calls for regulation of facial recognition technology

Microsoft calls for regulation of facial recognition technology

Legislation is needed on facial recognition technology. Otherwise, the world threatens to change into a Nineteen Eighty-Four-like scenario that George Orwell sketched so beautifully in his 1949 dystopia. Microsofts calls in Brad Smith during the WebSummit in Lisbon, Portugal. The way in which compan... Read more

date5 years ago