Harvard students used Meta Ray-Bans to do facial recognition. Meta execs once thought this was a good idea.

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AnhPhu Nguyen demonstrates his Meta Ray-Ban glasses he rigged to do facial recognition.

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He says AI can tell your politics and sexuality by reading your face. Is he right?

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Michal Kosinski knows exactly how he sounds when he talks about his research. And how it sounds is not great.

A school used facial recognition tech for cafeteria payments. An internet law expert says it's rarely worth the risk.

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A high school in southeast England illegally used facial recognition technology to take cashless lunch payments from students aged 11-18.

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Facial recognition tech is widespread now, but still might not recognize you

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Facial recognition technology can misidentify people if they're black, a woman, or have facial hair.

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Facial recognition tech is probably coming to a lot more vending machines

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More vending machines could soon have facial recognition tech.

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A 61-year-old man sues Macy's, saying he was jailed and assaulted after being falsely identified as a store robber by facial recognition

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Macy's and Sunglass Hut parent company EssilorLuxottica are facing legal action over the arrest.

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