We chose this headline as comedic relief to a frankly horrifying story.

@rajiinio & Genevieve Fried looked at 133 face recognition datasets over 43 years & found that researchers gradually abandoned asking for consent to amass ever more data. https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/02/05/1017388/ai-deep-learning-facial-recognition-data-history/
This is how we lost control of our faces

The largest ever study of facial-recognition data shows how much the rise of deep learning has fueled a loss of privacy.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/02/05/1017388/ai-deep-learning-facial-recognition-data-history/
What shocked me about this paper is not the nonconsensual use of personal photos. We already knew that.

It's that it didn't have to be this way.
And the knock on effects of this sloppy chase for big data go well beyond privacy & consent. These datasets are also poorly documented & verified, which partly explains why facial recognition systems fail so often.
As @rajiinio says, “You just can’t keep track of a million faces. After a certain point, you can’t even pretend that you have control.”
You can follow @_KarenHao.
Tip: mention @twtextapp on a Twitter thread with the keyword “unroll” to get a link to it.

Latest Threads Unrolled:
Those who think consciousness raising & movement building are disconnected, or even a distraction from electoral politics have not paid attention to the history of social change.In this thread, we
Read more
The 2020s will be known as the Remote Work decadeA few predictions of what is likely to emerge[ a thread ] Third Space: Office and Working from Home will
Read more
1/29: Have you ever had a concept explained to you that helps frame complex issues you’ve been wrestling with and opens your eyes to new possibilities? A concept that I
Read more
By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.