The Nonintuitive Bits
Two and a half engineers, three different viewpoints. At the intersection of technology, business, gaming and psychology, get a second opinion about the issues of the day in the tech industry. Each opinion is held only the host sharing it (and not by our employers). *Warning:* The host may no longer hold that opinion by the end of the episode.
The Nonintuitive Bits
Mystery of facial recognition technology - Optimist, Pessimist views and ideas - Episode 17
Facial recognition technology has enabled solving many critical problems of our society - solving child trafficking to security cameras securing our house. However, due to the lack of complete understanding of the technology and lack of governing laws controlling the usage has made facial recognition technology one of the most contested and controversial topics.
In this episode, we talk about Microsoft deciding not to invest in any 3rd party facial recognition based startups to our views on facial recognition technology. Finally, we end the episode with a fun but interesting rapid-fire round of 10 ideas we think facial recognition-based technology should solve.
References:
1. https://time.com/5578064/esther-wojcicki-raise-successful-kids/
2. https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2020/03/16/gtc-update/
3. https://www.cnet.com/news/april-fools-day-jokes-risk-becoming-tone-deaf-amidst-coronavirus/
4. https://resources.infosecinstitute.com/controversial-biometric-facial-recognition/#gref
5. https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/27/21197577/microsoft-facial-recognition-investing-divest-anyvision-controversy
6. https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/25/18106327/illinois-biometric-privacy-fingerprints-six-flags
7. https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/27/21156678/clearview-ai-client-macy-fbi-doj-twitter-facebook-youtube
8. https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/24/21079354/clearview-ai-nypd-terrorism-suspect-false-claims-facial-recognition
9. https://www.wgu.edu/blog/facial-recognition-why-controversial1909.html
10. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/12/technology/facial-recognition-police.html
11. https://aws.amazon.com/rekognition/the-facts-on-facial-recognition-with-artificial-intelligence/