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Clearview AI and the end of privacy, with author Kashmir Hill

Decoder with Nilay Patel

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The Rise of Clearview AI: Facial Recognition and Law Enforcement

Clearview AI is a small and radical tech startup that took the risk of creating a face recognition database when big companies like Google and Facebook hesitated. The company's founder, Wontontat, started out liberal but later fell in with a conservative group. With funding from Peter Thiel, they developed an accessible and open-source technology that caught the attention of police departments. Initially, Clearview AI was searching for its user base and had wild ideas about potential buyers.

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