NYT: Facial recognition database risks enabling surveillance state
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NYT's Kashmir Hill says facial recognition paired with AI threatens privacy.
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Company Clearview AI has scraped 30 billion photos online into facial recognition database.
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Database likely contains most people's faces without consent.
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Technology currently used by law enforcement to help solve crimes.
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Hill warns this could enable surveillance state if unchecked, but says society can regulate it.