Ukraine starts using Clearview AI's face recognition technology to identify Russian killed in action and operatives



It turns out that the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has introduced the technology of

Clearview AI , known as a facial recognition technology startup. Clearview AI's facial recognition engine is very powerful and will make it easier to find the person you are aiming for at the checkpoint.

EXCLUSIVE Ukraine has started using Clearview AI's facial recognition during war | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-ukraine-has-started-using-clearview-ais-facial-recognition-during-war-2022-03-13/



According to Huang Ton Tat, CEO of Clearview AI, the Clearview AI side proposed that it could be used to detect Russian attackers, prevent false alarms, and confirm the identities of the war dead, and it was adopted by Ukraine.

According to CEO Ton Tat, more than 2 billion of Clearview AI's more than 10 billion photo databases come from Russian social media VKontakte, which works even if the face is damaged, so fingerprints. It is said that the identity of the war dead can be identified more easily than using. It can also be used to reunite refugees who have been separated from their families, identify confused Russian agents, and deny fake news on social media related to the war.

CEO Ton Tat said Clearview AI should not be used as the only means of identity verification and does not want to be used in violation of the

Geneva Convention , which sets legal standards for humanitarian treatment during the war. Surveillance Technology Surveillance Project Secretary-General Albert Fox Khan said the possibility of misidentifying his face during combat or at a checkpoint, saying, 'Good faith technology backfires and harms those who should be helped. 'If you put this kind of system or related database on the line, you have no control over how it is used and abused,' he said.

In fact, it is unclear whether Ukraine has introduced Clearview AI for use for the purposes mentioned by CEO Ton Tat.

In addition, Clearview AI has been requested by Google etc. to stop using data because it is building technology by scraping photos from websites and SNS, and the contract has been terminated by a legal agency in Canada.

'Clearview AI', which provides face recognition technology using more than 3 billion facial photos on the net, will be terminated by a legal institution due to privacy issues --GIGAZINE



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Ukraine uses facial recognition AI technology to identify Russian soldiers who died in the war, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister said-GIGAZINE



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