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Facial Recognition Spreads as Tool to Fight Shoplifting

Simon Mackenzie, a security officer at the discount retailer QD Stores outside London, was short of breath. He had just chased after three shoplifters who had taken off with several […]







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E.U. Takes Major Step Toward Regulating A.I.

The European Union took an important step on Wednesday toward passing what would be one of the first major laws to regulate artificial intelligence, a potential model for policymakers around […]




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Google’s Photo App Still Can’t Find Gorillas. And Neither Can Apple’s.

Credit…Desiree Rios/The New York TimesEight years after a controversy over Black people being mislabeled as gorillas by image analysis software — and despite big advances in computer vision — tech […]




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A.I., Brain Scans and Cameras: The Spread of Police Surveillance Tech

A brain wave reader that can detect lies. Miniaturized cameras that sit inside vape pens and disposable coffee cups. Massive video cameras that zoom in more than a kilometer to […]




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As A.I. Booms, Lawmakers Struggle to Understand the Technology

In November 2016, the Senate Subcommittee on Space, Science and Competitiveness held the first congressional hearing on A.I., with Mr. Musk’s warnings cited twice by lawmakers. During the hearing, academics […]