ClearView AI has caused quite a bit of controversy, but looking at what the company is doing, it's easy to see why.
Corporation has built a robust online database of over 40 billion facial images. This was collected from a variety of online sources, including social media, news sites, and random corners on the web. This was done without express consent from the people in the photograph.
The software is primarily proposed to law enforcement agencies, private security, and corporate clients who need to quickly identify people. Users can upload face photos and scan the database and links of matches and links to where the images were published, such as LinkedIn profiles and Facebook posts.
Glenbeck I say it's a problem. It may be useful in certain circumstances, but in the hands of fraudulent governments, Clearview AI becomes a tool of totalitarianism.
But Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is fighting to expand Clearview's use in court.
On a recent episode of the “Glenbeck Program,” the two engaged in discussions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nny4c1-spko
In the recent Ohio state, law enforcement used ClearView AI to match blurred surveillance photos with suspects. This information was then used to obtain a search warrant, resulting in officers finding a gun and arresting the suspect. However, the judge discarded the evidence because the warrant documents did not mention Clearview's role, the disclaimer that the court was not ready, or other disclaimer for the match that was flagged.
That was when Yost's team intervened and filed an appeal, claiming that police use of ClearView AI is legal and evidence should be on the ground. For now, the court's decision has not yet been decided.
Glenn agrees that ClearView technology is “the best thing to get the bad guys,” but that's “the exact kind of technology,” and China uses it “to track everyone.”
“I'm worried about that too,” says Yost.
However, he argues that ClearView AI technology is not a violation of the fourth amendment, as the images it collects are from the public domain. He is not like the Supreme Court case Kyllov. UnitedStatesthe court ruled that officers who used thermal imaging techniques to scan marijuana growing up in Danny Cairo's home violated his privacy rights.
But Glenn isn't sure.
“I'm very concerned about this slippery, almost straight slope in the cage that AI can build for people,” he says. “We can have all the best intentions, but it falls into the wrong hands, we keep losing some elections and it becomes a prison. It will become a panopticon, like China.”
“I couldn't agree with you any more. It scares the government what they can do about this. Remember the Biden administration and social media and what they were doing. You'll increase it, make it geometrically bigger, that's the possibility. We have to be vigilant.
To hear more about the discussion, see the clip above. Leave a comment below. What do you think? Does facial recognition technology catch fraudsters and pave the way for tyranny?
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