If #ArtificialIntelligence turns your life into a dystopian hellscape anytime soon, I expect #FacialRecognition technology will be at the tip of the spear...
In December the Federal Trade Commission banned RITE AID from using facial recognition technology for a period of five years after it was revealed their implementation suffered systematic #AlgorithmicBias, often flagging women and people of color as shoplifters without good cause. This is essentially a story about a robot being a bigot across all Rite Aid stores on the company's behalf.
One might hope technological improvement will fix these issues, but I am here to tell you it is out of the frying pan and into the fire. Towards this end, I review some past incidents involving Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. where facial recognition was used not to flag criminals, but employees of law firms involved in litigation against the venue. Facial recognition is something that helps people exercise power, and we are now taking for granted that our would be bullies sometimes struggle to find us in pursuit of our lunch money.
These are nightmarish experiences for everyday people who have not done anything wrong.
This is a high-conviction take and I would like you to take notice. I roll out some of my best agitated hand-talk and idiosyncratic interpretation of Chinese proverbs in hopes of persuading you. Please take notice.
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