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Published on Nov 30, 2020

The ethical questions that haunt facial-recognition research

November 2020

by Edward Junhao Lim
Published onNov 30, 2020
The ethical questions that haunt facial-recognition research
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The ethical questions that haunt facial-recognition research
The ethical questions that haunt facial-recognition research
by Richard Van Noorden
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  • Published on Nov 18, 2020
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Journals and researchers are under fire for controversial studies using this technology. And a Nature survey reveals that many researchers in this field think there is a problem. Journals and researchers are under fire for controversial studies using this technology. And a Nature survey reveals that many researchers in this field think there is a problem.

This is an installment of the many ethical issues that surround artificial intelligence (AI). What is noteworthy is the survey conducted by Nature; it asked 480 researchers who have published on facial recognition, AI, & computer science on their opinions. This sounds like NIMBY in action: researchers seem to agree that getting informed consent from people is necessary (before putting their faces in a database). Still, they seem okay when using image databases that do not have explicit consent from the people whose faces appear. How can we help our profession be cognizant of the lawful, legitimate applications of facial recognition and how it can be used to marginalize and control people? - ELJ

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