This chapter explores the troubling implications of facial recognition technology across the globe, with a focus on problematic case studies from Russia and China. It addresses the risks of wrongful arrests and bias due to poor data, while also examining the growing calls for regulation in the EU and challenges in the US.
Skilled immigrants bring more than just their expertise to job markets. But governments miss opportunities to attract them—or make them feel entirely unwelcome. In America it seems like the standard tip fraction just keeps going up and up (11:36). Where will it end? And as part of our “schools briefs” primer on AI, we answer your questions, starting with facial recognition (18:28).
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