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| − | === Week 6: Facial recognition | + | === Week 6: Facial recognition and more on artificial intelligence === |
* Real time lecture: June 28th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | * Real time lecture: June 28th 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern | ||
==== Overview ==== | ==== Overview ==== | ||
| − | + | Facial recognition technology seems to be everywhere these days, increasingly used by apps, devices, and law enforcement alike. But what do we know about this technology? How does it work, and where is it being used? What privacy considerations are being taken into account in its development? What about the fact that these technologies have been demonstrated to be discriminatory? Varoon Mathur of the AI Now Institute will join us to talk about new developments in facial recognition technology, how it relates more broadly to the increased use of artificial intelligence, and will help us understand policy and legal efforts to prevent these technologies from being used to violate our rights. | |
==== Learning objectives ==== | ==== Learning objectives ==== | ||
| − | * How facial recognition technology is being used | + | * How facial recognition technology is being used |
| − | * | + | * What the use of this technology means for our rights |
| − | * What policy interventions are | + | * What policy interventions are taking place |
==== Readings ==== | ==== Readings ==== | ||
[https://ainowinstitute.org/AI_Now_2018_Report.pdf AI Now Report 2018] Note: This is quite long, so don't worry if you can't manage the whole thing! | [https://ainowinstitute.org/AI_Now_2018_Report.pdf AI Now Report 2018] Note: This is quite long, so don't worry if you can't manage the whole thing! | ||
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| + | [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/technology/amazon-facial-technology-study.html NYT report on study about bias in facial recognition] | ||
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| + | [https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-privacy-risks-of-unchecked-facial-recognition-technology/ Anti-facial recognition legislation in Washington being spearheaded by an ACLU coalition] | ||
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| + | [https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2019/jan/17/ACLU-facial-recognition/ More on the ACLU's anti-facial recognition coalition] | ||
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| + | [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/facial-recognition-ban-san-francisco.html San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Technology] | ||
==== Guest lecturer ==== | ==== Guest lecturer ==== | ||
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==== Tasks ==== | ==== Tasks ==== | ||
* Lecture, readings, discussion forum, and small group work | * Lecture, readings, discussion forum, and small group work | ||
| − | * Prepare for small group updates on the forum next week | + | * Prepare for small group updates on the forum next week |
