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FACIAL RECOGNITION: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It

Oct 19, 2023
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Kashmir Hill
Tech journalist Kashmir Hill discusses her book 'Your Face Belongs to Us' which explores the secretive startup Clearview AI and its controversial facial recognition technology. The podcast delves into the threats to privacy, the legality of scraping billions of photos, the societal and ethical implications, as well as the limitations and dangers of facial recognition and generative AI.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Your Face Belongs to Us: Uncovering the Mysterious Startup Clearview AI
01:34 • 4min
3
The Use of Facial Recognition Technology by a Secretive Startup
05:28 • 2min
4
Unveiling Clearview AI: A Shocking Revelation
07:35 • 10min
5
The Ethical Breakthrough of Clearview AI: Why Large Tech Companies Hesitate
17:27 • 19min
6
The Legal Gray Area of Web Scraping and Privacy
36:55 • 4min
7
The Limitations and Dangers of Facial Recognition Technology
41:10 • 3min
8
Facial Recognition and Generative AI
43:55 • 4min
9
The Importance of Privacy and Hope for Change
47:51 • 3min