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Re:Facial recognition: It’s time for action by steelframe on Friday December 07, 2018 @10:41PM (#18633784)
> He also denied that Amazon had any responsibility for the negative impacts of their AI/ML technologies, or role to play in industry efforts to self-regulate.

As someone who's worked in the tech sector in the Seattle area for over a decade, I could have told you that would happen. One of Amazon's core values is minimizing expense -- it's baked into their DNA. It doesn't matter what the issue is. If it costs Amazon money, they HATE it.

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Re:Facial recognition: It’s time for action by janesvilleseo on Friday December 07, 2018 @10:47PM (#18633802)
Class action lawsuits can cost a lot of money. If the system is found to be biased there may be grounds to sue.

Lots of potential problems can arise. I wonder how they bake those into their DNA?

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Re:Facial recognition: It’s time for action by steelframe on Saturday December 08, 2018 @10:10PM (#18639016)
The employees have a term for that: "Frupid."
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