Reporter’s Notebook: Amazon Lobbied Against Portland’s Facial Recognition Ban
Amazon and a DC-based tech group with ties to the company’s top lobbyist want to stop Portland’s proposed facial recognition ban.
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In Portland Debate, Facial Recognition Giants Hide Behind Tech Lobby Think Tank
Inspecting a Portland newspaper’s opinion piece reveals the need for media literacy in tech policy discussions.
Big Tech’s AI Ethics Nonprofit Signals Business-Aligned Motives and Lobbying Mission
It’s been nearly three years since Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft formed Partnership on AI. The results of its long-awaited work are surprising as they are revealing.
Ya Know What’s Really Scary about AI? The Giants of Tech Want to Control AI Ethics
Ethically-challenged tech corporations are steering what AI Ethics standards, research and future regulations look like.
What’s Really Behind Microsoft’s Push for Face Tech Regulation
While touting top rankings in a globally-watched accuracy test, Microsoft is pushing for facial recognition regulations that could expose accuracy levels of its competitors’ technologies. Meanwhile, civil liberties advocates worry the overall improvement of industry algorithms could lead to greater adoption of technologies that are not developed or employed in an ethical manner.