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U.K.’s Top Cop Calls For Government To Legislate Police Use Of AI
Posted in Software on 25th Feb, 2020
by Alex Muller
Britain's most senior police officer on Monday called on the government to create a legal framework for police use of new technologies such as artificial intelligence.
U.S. Homeland Security Has Used Facial Recognition On Over 43.7 Million People
Posted in Software on 7th Feb, 2020
by Alex Muller
At undisclosed land borders, it helped to identify 252 people attempting to use a combined 75 U.S. travel documents (like passports and visas) belonging to someone else, about 7% (18) of which were under the age of 18 and 20% (46) of which had criminal records.
From Washington State To Washington, D.C., Lawmakers Rush To Regulate Facial Recognition
Posted in Software on 20th Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
In Washington, D.C. this week, the House Oversight and Reform Committee pledged to introduce legislation in the “very near future” that could regulate facial recognition use by law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
AI Startups Raised $18.5 Billion In 2019, Setting New Funding Record
Posted in Business, Software on 15th Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
While overall U.S. venture capital funding dipped in 2019, the artificial intelligence sector bucked this trend by reaching a new annual high for money raised by startups.
CES 2020 Proved VR And AR Are Thriving
Posted in Hardware, Software on 12th Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
Virtual and augmented reality have had a rough few years: Pundits tried to proclaim VR “dead” despite growing consumer interest and sales, while AR’s high prices and limited utility relegated dozens of competing headsets into various “enterprise” niches.