Deepfakes, facial recognition and existential threat: politicians, watchdogs and the public must confront daunting issues when it comes to regulating artificial intelligence. Tech regulation has a history of lagging the industry, with the the UK's online safety bill and the EU's Digital Services Act only just arriving almost two decades after the launch of Facebook. AI is streaking ahead as well. ChatGPT already has more than 100 million users, the pope is in a puffer jacket and an array of experts have warned that the AI race is getting out of control. But at least the European Union, as is often the case with tech, is making a start with the AI Act.

The European Union's flagship artificial intelligence regulation took a major step toward becoming law on Wednesday, after lawmakers voted to approve the text of the law that would ban real-time facial recognition, and place new transparency requirements on generative AI tools like ChatGPT. AI Act--will now progress to the final "trilogue" stage of the E.U.'s regulatory process. There, officials will attempt to reach a compromise between the draft of the law just approved by the E.U. Parliament, a different version preferred by the bloc's executive branch, and the desires of member states. That process will begin on Wednesday night and must be completed by January if the law is to come into force before E.U. elections next year.

Facebook is under fire for privacy concerns once again, as the social media giant tested a facial recognition app on its employees. Using real-time facial recognition, the firm was able to identify a person by pointing a smartphone camera at them. It was reported that the app has been discontinued, but the technology was capable of bringing up someone's Facebook profile who had enabled facial recognition on their profiles. Facebook did confirm that it developed the app, but denied it was capable of identifying members of its social media network and pulling up their profile. Facebook is under fire for privacy concerns once again, as the social media giant revealed it tested a facial recognition app on its employees.

The last day of January 2019 was sunny, yet bitterly cold in Romford, east London. Shoppers scurrying from retailer to retailer wrapped themselves in winter coats, scarves and hats. The temperature never rose above three degrees Celsius. For police officers positioned next to an inconspicuous blue van, just metres from Romford's Overground station, one man stood out among the thin winter crowds. The man, wearing a beige jacket and blue cap, had pulled his jacket over his face as he moved in the direction of the police officers.

While facial recognition has been on mobiles for a while, some newer utilizes include in maintenance and entrance systems for offices and homes, together with retail programs. Imagine walking into a shop where a robot greets you by name, tells you your internet order is prepared, and then indicates other products you may want pickup.Facial recognition is making that possible as the technology increases traction in a variety of consumer goods, cars, and retail and resort services, along with its longstanding but contentious usage of law enforcement and safety.While facial recognition has been on smartphones for a while, some newer utilizes include in maintenance and entrance systems for offices and homes, together with retail programs. SoftBank Robotics chief strategy officer Steve Carlin, that revealed CES attendees how the business's Pepper robot could provide retail clients personalized attention, said the technology may also be utilised in resorts where an automatic system could provide a personalized experience to a normal customer."They Abe Chen of this Chinese-based automobile startup Byton stated its car, set to start later this season, would have the ability to produce helpful recommendations based on facial recognition."It Carriere said retailers could personalize advertisements on electronic signals by employing this technology -- a teenage girl may not observe exactly the identical message as an older man.Additional startups were incorporating facial recognition to house doorbells or safety systems, allowing relatives and friends to acquire entrance whilst alerting homeowners about possibly questionable men and women."That is an additional element of freedom on your smart house," explained Bill Hensley of this security company Nortek, who revealed the way its brand new Elan system could certainly assist people in and customize the home atmosphere.Chinese startup Tuya introduced its own AI movie doorbell utilizing real-time facial recognition to identify relatives, friends, couriers, land supervisors and even pets, and also to make a"whitelist" of approved individuals."You It stores information on the unit to lessen risks of information leakage.Additional CES exhibitors such as Procter & Gamble were demonstrating using facial recognition to allow clients to customize skin care remedies. Even as the applications for facial recognition increase, the technologies remains contentious, particularly about law enforcement building databases up.Some critics worry about the truth of the tech and if it means more types of surveillance and monitoring.Retailers and other companies"might already have each data point around me my face," Brenda Leong of the Future of Privacy Forum at Washington explained."So

As governments around the world follow China, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) technology for massive surveillance infrastructure and real-time facial recognition, chipmaker NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) is set to gain on an additional $5 billion sales opportunity by 2020, according to one team of bulls on the Street. In a note to clients Monday, analysts at UBS lifted their price target on NVDA stock from $266 to $285, reflecting an 8.4% upside from Monday morning, as reported by CNBC. Trading down about 0.9% at $262.94, NVIDIA shares have gained 36.1% year-to-date (YTD) and returned 73.4% over the most recent 12 months, compared to the S&P 500's 3.4% growth and 13.5% increase over the same respective periods. UBS cited the Santa Clara, California-based semiconductor manufacturer's leadership in the machine learning chip and software markets. In particular, the analysts are upbeat on NVIDIA's Metropolis platform, which enables governments to use AI-powered software to analyze video feeds for traffic monitoring, law enforcement and public safety services.

Tech companies are trying to sell police real-time facial recognition systems, which can track and identify people as they walk down the street. As NPR reported two weeks ago, American police have generally held off, but there's new evidence that one police department -- Orlando, Fla. -- has decided to try it out. What's more, Orlando ordered its facial recognition system from Amazon. This information was uncovered by the ACLU, which noticed that law enforcement customers were mentioned in the marketing of Amazon's "Rekognition" service. Until now, American police have used facial recognition primarily to compare still photos from crime scenes with mug shots.

NEC Corporation of America already supplies many American jurisdictions with still photo facial recognition. Now the company says its getting law enforcement inquiries about its real-time facial recognition. NEC Corporation of America already supplies many American jurisdictions with still photo facial recognition. Now the company says its getting law enforcement inquiries about its real-time facial recognition. You've seen it in the movies for years: Security cameras find a face in a crowd, and -- Enhance! -- a computer comes up with a name.

Axon, formerly known as Taser, has launched a new "AI ethics board" to guide its use of artificial intelligence. The board will meet twice a year to discuss the ethical implications of upcoming Axon products, particularly how their use might affect community policing. Privacy groups responded to the news by urging the board to pay close attention to Axon's development of facial recognition technology. The use of real-time facial recognition in policing has become a contentious topic, as police forces in the UK and China begin testing the technology in public. The UK has installed CCTV cameras with facial recognition to scan for hooligans at soccer games, while Chinese police have integrated the technology into sunglasses to scan travelers at train stations.

Police could one day use body cameras fitted with real-time facial recognition to help them catch criminals and find missing people. Motorola has partnered with artificial intelligence startup Neurala to create smart cameras capable of independently searching for criminals and missing children. The companies are still developing a prototype, but hope the AI-driven cameras could soon help police find targets in'suspicious' or'chaotic' environments. Neurala has created patent-pending facial recognition software capable of working on very small computers, allowing it to be used on wearable devices. The cameras will use artificial intelligence to automatically scan hundreds of faces in a crowd, notifying authorities when they come across a known target.