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Re:Amazon shareholders reject facial recognition ban by joombaga on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @08:10PM (#19987010)
I googled it.

pros·o·pag·no·sia

/ˌpräsəpaɡˈnōZH(ē)ə/

noun PSYCHIATRY

a neurological condition characterized by the inability to recognize the faces of familiar people.

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Re:Amazon shareholders reject facial recognition ban by oil25 on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @08:17PM (#19987049)
"The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" by neurologist Oliver Sacks is a fascinating story about visual agnosia - it was also my first introduction to artificial intelligence.
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Re:Amazon shareholders reject facial recognition ban by plandis on Monday June 03, 2019 @05:28PM (#20089010)
That whole book is fascinating!
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Re:Amazon shareholders reject facial recognition ban by acastroe on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @10:05PM (#19987651)
That's interesting, my Intro to AI professor also had us read this in college (UCI). Is this common introductory material for the field?
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