Nvidia CEO was warned in 2020 that AI technology posed a threat to minorities

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Members of the Black employees group worked with Nvidia colleagues to warn the CEO of the issue. In 2020, Masheika Allgood and Alexander Tsado, former presidents of the Nvidia Black employees group, tried to warn the company’s CEO Jensen Huang that AI technology posed a risk, particularly to visible minorities. The pair had spent a year working with their company colleagues on the presentation for the CEO. That said, the pair left the meeting feeling frustrated and that their message had not been heard regarding the danger of AI technology…

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Amazon facial recognition helps identify missing and dead following Hamas attack

Facial Recognition - Identifying individuals

The Israeli military’s “Cyber War Room” used the technology for identification purposes. The Israeli military has used Amazon’s facial recognition system to identify at least 60 missing people using videos and images scraped from various social media platforms such as TikTok and Facebook. The project is being used to help identify missing and dead people after the Hamas attack on Israel. Hamas launched deadly terrorist attacks on Israel earlier this month, resulting in about 1,300 deaths and hundreds of missing people. A group of cyber experts started a volunteer project…

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New York bans schools from using facial recognition technology

Facial recognition - Banned for use in schools

The state announced that it would not allow educational institutions to use this type of tech. New York state has announced that it has banned schools from being able to use facial recognition technology. The decision was made following indications that suggested that it would place student privacy at risk. The state officially banned schools following the result of an analysis conducted by the state’s Office of Information Technology Services. It concluded that student privacy risks were more important than the possible benefits it could offer security efforts. The move…

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IBM said it was easing off facial recognition, but now it’s doubling down

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A new $69.8 million contract may have been signed in which IBM will be providing precisely that technology. New media reports are showing that IBM, which had previously stated that it was greatly withdrawing from facial recognition technology, has now signed a new contract giving it a substantial focus on it. The company denies that the deal it signed with the government is for general purpose biometric surveillance. That said, human rights advocates have accused IBM of participating in precisely that potential use for the facial recognition technology. As was…

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