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Be cautious. Be skeptical. But read the whole letter and HOLD THEM TO IT. Again: Arguably THE biggest, longest lasting name in Facial Rec said "No, we won't do it, it's bad."
— Damien is just so effing exhausted. (@Wolven) June 9, 2020
That's huge.https://t.co/7mO84cS1oC
"IBM firmly opposes and will not condone uses of any technology, including facial recognition tech offered by other vendors, for mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms…” said @IBM CEO @ArvindKrishna in a letter to Congress. @IBMpolicy https://t.co/aqEujYQzwm
— kirsten graham (@kirstengraham) June 8, 2020
Very interesting letter from IBM — and +1 on this (tho already a bit late):
— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) June 9, 2020
“We believe now is the time to begin a national dialogue on whether and how facial recognition technology should be employed by domestic law enforcement agencies.” https://t.co/C0cFFwUAKT
wondering if this is code for "we couldn't wring out those false positives and the potential for product liability lawsuits was looking scary" https://t.co/Dfa2fp8tt3 (via @gretared @lorenschmidt @SumitGup &c)
— Dorian Taylor (@doriantaylor) June 9, 2020
“We believe now is the time to begin a national dialogue on whether and how facial recognition technology should be employed by domestic law enforcement agencies.”https://t.co/ft8Rc3qUF4
— Dino A. Dai Zovi (@dinodaizovi) June 9, 2020
Will the Indian tech dictators learn anything from the world or continue to push #facialrecognition in the name of contactless governance. https://t.co/wXcxpVoxxb
— Srinivas Kodali (@digitaldutta) June 9, 2020
And the previous 109 years of work? All the infrastructure IBM has built, systems IBM has maintained, ideas IBM has seeded, narratives IBM has constructed? Gonna remain silent on that? Let the past be the past? Bravely look to the future? Yeah, thought so. https://t.co/F0BZH9nnaj
— Jathan Sadowski (@jathansadowski) June 9, 2020
This huge #IBM move will force other large tech companies to take a stand, even if their silence is their statement. https://t.co/GRRO5IBOye
— Jessi Hempel (@jessiwrites) June 9, 2020
If the Americans won’t advance this technology, the Chinese will. And it will become yet another thing Americans import from China. https://t.co/1lPbqYvOxg
— Mustapha Hamoui (@Beirutspring) June 9, 2020
A pro-human rights move over 80 years after its chairman got a medal from Hitler. So better very very late than never. https://t.co/Z5JagQxphV
— Chandra Steele (@ChanSteele) June 8, 2020
Thread: IBM is doing away with its facial recognition technology business and has called for a "national dialogue" on how face rec should be employed by law enforcement. This is a big deal for communities of color in the US. A few thoughts on this. https://t.co/uGkUJKOj6o
— Megha Rajagopalan ? (@meghara) June 9, 2020
"yeah, y'know, we already contributed to one of the most notorious genocides in human history by selling computers to literal Nazis. maybe we should sit this one out" https://t.co/RfvJxnBfce
— ★ Alice D @ #EndlessSuffering2020 ★ (@AmyZenunim) June 9, 2020
Another example of business leaders realizing after harm has been, that tech is NOT neutral https://t.co/jpzk42KO93
— Kim Crayton [She/Her] ? ??#causeascene (@KimCrayton1) June 9, 2020
Wow. IBM's CEO says the company will no longer sell facial recognition services, calling for a “national dialogue” on whether it should be used at all, citing concerns re "mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms"https://t.co/aahGKMFSyw
— Nadia Daly (@nadiasdaly) June 9, 2020
Your turn now, Amazon. https://t.co/J2Rf4wyOwK
— Fabio Chiusi (@fabiochiusi) June 9, 2020
This is brilliant:
— Chris Anderson (@chr1sa) June 9, 2020
1) Fall woefully behind in a technology
2) Realize that you have no chance of ever catching up
3) Declare that the technology that you can't do is evil and promise to do no more of it
4) Write a letter to Congress
5) Profit! https://t.co/YggrVcD0Kp
Good on @IBM to take this step and openly call out and oppose the used of tech for mass surveillance, racial profiling and the violation of human rights.
— Carolina Milanesi (@caro_milanesi) June 8, 2020
Timing could not be more perfect given what we have seen over the past week from cities like Seattle. https://t.co/qrk7t1JJ5q
While some companies think it’s enough to tweet support for social justice while marketing a tool for oppression, IBM gets out of the facial recognition business & states opposition to mass surveillance & racial profiling. https://t.co/50wGBnYZqL
— Evan Selinger (@EvanSelinger) June 9, 2020
Pretty amazing announcement from IBM today on halting facial recognition as a service and starting a national dialogue. https://t.co/sNz4spuCGl pic.twitter.com/eXjlFhxVd8
— Jed Bracy (@JedBracy) June 9, 2020
Wow this is big news. This is the type of change & action we want to see. https://t.co/r8z3UhOObj
— Grace ☀️ #BLACKLIVESMATTER (@GraceMacjones) June 9, 2020
【?生意係可以有道德咁做嘅！? 】
— Charles Mok 莫乃光 (@charlesmok) June 9, 2020
IBM停止面容辨識技術業務，指涉及偏見及不平等效果。
IBM exits facial recognition business, calls for police reformhttps://t.co/NnWATPN3Hf
IBM ends all facial recognition business as CEO calls out bias and inequalityhttps://t.co/QHGQbJKJja
“IBM firmly opposes and will not condone uses of any technology, including facial recognition technology offered by other vendors, for mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms.” https://t.co/QA4Lp4srpO
— RK Jackson | Atlanta ? (@theerkj) June 9, 2020
IBM ends all facial recognition business as CEO calls out bias and inequality – TechCrunch https://t.co/FWIeHUNVt2
— Kim Vu (she/her) (@kimmilyn) June 9, 2020
MAJOR! “IBM ends all facial recognition business as CEO calls out bias and inequality” https://t.co/Z4WByooTuf
— Angela Benton (@ABenton) June 9, 2020
Yes! Applause, Applause IBM! Hopefully others will follow: IBM ends all facial recognition business as CEO calls out bias and inequality | TechCrunch https://t.co/21tFV5nf9Y
— Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D. (@AnnCavoukian) June 9, 2020
IBM ends all facial recognition business as CEO calls out bias and inequality | TechCrunch. <seems a big move to me ... https://t.co/IwiVW93Gxc
— Richard Sambrook (@sambrook) June 9, 2020
And today, in headlines I did not see coming... ??‼️https://t.co/qGmazpwx1n
— Liz O’Sullivan (@lizjosullivan) June 9, 2020
What was that about what protests and demonstrations won't do?! https://t.co/rRuwLtUPHL
— Brenda D Wilkerson (@BrendaDardenW) June 9, 2020
This @verge article links to the ACLU demo on Amazon (inspired by Gender Shades), the NIST study (which cites "Actionable Auditing", Gender Shades follow up) and does NOT mention Gender Shades itself?! https://t.co/7GgUdV6gH0@TechCrunch equally guilty: https://t.co/L9fmmcNH0F
— Deb Raji (@rajiinio) June 9, 2020
Nice to IBM facial recognition canned. Did you know that a number of Ethiopian women computer researchers have been working hard to highlight the ethical issues? Follow @timnitGebru @Abebab and others. Cite them and give them their dues https://t.co/blTkc7vBTs
— Yodit Stanton (@yoditstanton) June 9, 2020
IBM ends all facial recognition business as CEO calls out bias and inequality | TechCrunch https://t.co/kg23sxA698
— Ⓜ️✖️ ?️? ???(she/they) (@cheapwebmonkey) June 9, 2020
IBM ends all facial recognition business as CEO calls out bias and inequality https://t.co/jBKyw4jkcN
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) June 9, 2020
When your tech can be weaponized by law enforcement for racial profiling and mass surveillance, GET OUT OF THAT BUSINESS. https://t.co/pwSLEuHpSz
— Josh Clark (@bigmediumjosh) June 9, 2020
Call for important discussion on facial recognition bias and inequalityhttps://t.co/px4QflLjzF
— Chris Wright (@kernelcdub) June 9, 2020
Breaking: IBM is exiting the face recognition business https://t.co/6xddXCKVyR tip @techmeme
— Ina Fried (@inafried) June 8, 2020
IBM is exiting the face recognition business https://t.co/8IPVU7riY3
— Sumit Gupta (@SumitGup) June 8, 2020
In a letter to members of Congress on Monday, IBM said it is exiting the general-purpose facial recognition business and said it opposes the use of such technology for mass surveillance and racial profiling <general purpose’. https://t.co/fOKgw6AoOX
— Privacy Matters (@PrivacyMatters) June 9, 2020
IBM has notified Congress that it's exiting the general-purpose facial recognition business and said it opposes the use of such technology for mass surveillance and racial profiling https://t.co/uQA0RLLwAM
— Axios (@axios) June 8, 2020
Fascinating move from IBM https://t.co/7Wg1dn0IDH
— polite.one (@morepolite) June 9, 2020
IBM is exiting the face recognition business and is seeking actions and reform to minimize racial profiling in technology used in law enforcement. https://t.co/Rwj5tX3DFo
— Jake Kitchener (@kitch) June 9, 2020
IBM is exiting the face recognition business - Axios https://t.co/MIxs2tUo4x
— Transhumanism Australia ? (@transhumanismAU) June 9, 2020
そもそも敢えて名言するほどプレゼンスないように思うけど、Arvind Krishnaはhybrid cloud路線の継続が基本路線なのかなhttps://t.co/xlZrP1gA2A
— touya (@touya_huji) June 9, 2020
IBM is exiting the general-purpose facial recognition business, and said it opposes the use of such technology for mass surveillance and racial profiling ??? https://t.co/dZEl2YXSfy
— Simen Sommerfeldt (@sisomm) June 9, 2020
"IBM firmly opposes and will not condone uses....for mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms, or any purpose which is not consistent with our values and Principles of Trust and Transparency." https://t.co/3ipQIOc3DL
— Kate Brodock (@Just_Kate) June 9, 2020
Good, this : #IBM quits #facialrecognition market over police #racialprofiling concerns CEO writes to US Congress calling for ‘national dialogue’ about use in law enforcement.https://t.co/Xo7ezweuwl pic.twitter.com/6aSkiP21Dm
— John O'Connell (@jdpoc) June 9, 2020
IBM quits facial-recognition market over police racial-profiling concerns https://t.co/pxjpNtEyVX Every tech company should put out their statement on their tech's use for "mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms".
— Bruce Lawson, Antifa. Black Lives Matter. (@brucel) June 9, 2020
IBM quits facial-recognition market over police racial-profiling concerns https://t.co/hffBfV43q6
— Asher Wolf (@Asher_Wolf) June 9, 2020
IBM quits facial-recognition market over police racial-profiling concerns#corporatesocialresponsibilityhttps://t.co/Wh3Qn0YlpX
— CAGE (@UK_CAGE) June 9, 2020
IBM pulls out of facial recognition, fearing racial profiling and mass surveillance https://t.co/i0KhUCrzAM . Well done IBM
— Harish asks you to wear a mask (@harishvasudevan) June 9, 2020
Holy shit. LEGITIMATELY huge news. IBM, one of the leading developers & manufacturers of facial recognition tech SPECIFICALLY FOR police & military partnerships "will no longer offer, develop, or research" facial rec tech & is advocating for police reform: https://t.co/UyuB4ZKCWn
— Damien is just so effing exhausted. (@Wolven) June 9, 2020
“IBM firmly opposes and will not condone uses of any [facial recognition] technology, including facial recognition technology offered by other vendors, for mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights & freedoms”
— Pomp ? (@APompliano) June 9, 2020
This feels big.https://t.co/wRV16QIjQT
IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology https://t.co/g1459N3YAi pic.twitter.com/y1PWbGTIzg
— The Verge (@verge) June 9, 2020
‘IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology’ https://t.co/U1wA6uAPv6
— ✨ (@hamidtasnuva) June 9, 2020
Using facial recognition software as mass-surveillance for law enforcement is a dangerous violation of human rights that could further racial bias.
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) June 9, 2020
This is positive news from @IBM.
Now @amazon should follow their lead. https://t.co/PVtfVqDJXK
We will need more companies to follow: https://t.co/FY6fF2sgrd
— Circuits & ☕?️? (@Circuits_Coffee) June 9, 2020
“IBM firmly opposes and will not condone uses of any [facial recognition] technology, including facial recognition technology offered by other vendors, for mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms“ https://t.co/lIu3Kug3ex
— Alondra Nelson (@alondra) June 9, 2020
While some companies think it’s enough to tweet support for social justice while marketing a tool for oppression, IBM gets out of the facial recognition business & states opposition to mass surveillance & racial profiling. https://t.co/50wGBnYZqL
— Evan Selinger (@EvanSelinger) June 9, 2020
“We believe now is the time to begin a national dialogue on whether and how facial recognition technology should be employed by domestic law enforcement agencies.” https://t.co/skmzCdXLRE
— Jason Haddix (@doctor_eon) June 9, 2020
IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology https://t.co/4PwJtuTd0H via @Verge
— UKBlackTech (@UKBlackTech) June 9, 2020
Be cautious. Be skeptical. But read the whole letter and HOLD THEM TO IT. Again: Arguably THE biggest, longest lasting name in Facial Rec said "No, we won't do it, it's bad."
— Damien is just so effing exhausted. (@Wolven) June 9, 2020
That's huge.https://t.co/7mO84cS1oC
Strong statement from our IBM CEO @ArvindKrishna on policy proposals to advance racial equality - in the US, but everywhere https://t.co/InW1EYLyR0 #AI #inclusiveIBM #proudIBMer@ThilakMahendran @Dale_DavisJones @norbert_janzen
— Andrea Martin (@amartin171) June 9, 2020
Today #IBM CEO @ArvindKrishna urged Congress to act on policy changes to advance racial justice & announced a sunset of facial recognition products, kickstarting a discussion on the role of tech in law enforcement. More here: https://t.co/13GcDvNttT pic.twitter.com/iEqZErQnBn
— Christopher Padilla (@ChrisPadilla00) June 8, 2020
?IBM will no longer develop or sell facial recognition tech to law enforcement.
— Big Brother Watch (@BigBrotherWatch) June 9, 2020
Companies are now literally banning their own facial recognition products.
That’s how dangerous FR is.
Time for @pritipatel @kitmalthouse to #BanFacialRecognition NOW!https://t.co/VTKDOtk0uy
this letter to congress from @IBM CEO @ArvindKrishna is worth reading in full. https://t.co/KEixTlog3l
— enough is enough (@monkchips) June 9, 2020
IBM CEO’s Letter to Congress on Racial Justice Reform #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/uWYLg1C1h7
— Felipe Borges (@felipeborges) June 9, 2020
IBM CEO's Letter to Congress: “IBM firmly opposes and will not condone uses of any technology, including facial recognition technology offered by other vendors, for mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms”* https://t.co/C01PG1pYkW
— Ryan Heath (@PoliticoRyan) June 9, 2020
This is an impressive move by @IBM and deserves commendation from those of us who work with big data and machine learning. These are concrete steps toward racial justice and equity by a practitioner in the field. https://t.co/bRkGAVg9rC.
— Mike Olson (@mikeolson) June 9, 2020
IBM gets out of the facial recognition business, denounces the use of facial recognition for mass surveillance and racial profiling (which should be a no-brainer, but apparently that needs to be said)https://t.co/G5VKi7IuIo
— Ed Heil (Eĉjo Hajl') (@edheil) June 9, 2020
IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology—CEO @ArvindKrishna says we should reevaluate selling the technology to law enforcement | via @verge h/t @AidanPeppin #ResponsibleAI https://t.co/Bkwd2TcbWf
— Rob McCargow #CogX2020 (@RobMcCargow) June 9, 2020
IBM has announced that selling facial recognition technology (FRT) to law enforcement should be re-evaluated.
— Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) (@internetfreedom) June 9, 2020
1/nhttps://t.co/HLSQZFj5Om
IBM Will No Longer Offer, Develop, or Research #FacialRecognition Technology
— Marsha Collier (@MarshaCollier) June 9, 2020
? @IBM’s CEO says we should reevaluate selling the technology to law enforcementhttps://t.co/Ozy925eQmz pic.twitter.com/nXLSbpZetr
NEW: IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology
— Travis Akers (@travisakers) June 9, 2020
IBM’s CEO says we should reevaluate selling the technology to law enforcementhttps://t.co/sJDUe0kvOQ
IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology
— Sridhar Venkatapuram (@sridhartweet) June 9, 2020
IBM will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition or analysis software, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said in a letter to Congress today.
go ethics! yay Arvind Krishna.https://t.co/hf2vaMYpt0
@jaypeters ??♀️ how is it possible that your article doesn’t reference the foremost research revealing racial/gender bias in facial recognition? @AJLUnited, @jovialjoy, @timnitGebru? IBM will no longer offer, develop or research facial recognition technology https://t.co/5ZWwEqms8A
— Ayori Selassie ✊? (@iAyori) June 9, 2020
Important move by @ArvindKrishna at @IBM https://t.co/rzVJYp8Q1e
— Bret Taylor (@btaylor) June 9, 2020
IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology #EmergingTech #facialrecognition #VirtualReality #VR #AugmentedReality #AR #DigitalTransformation #CyberSecurity #cyber #IBM #tech #ArtificialIntelligence #AI https://t.co/EZuUviN83g via @Verge
— Dr. Marcell Vollmer #StayHome #StaySafe (@mvollmer1) June 9, 2020
IBM, 더 이상 얼굴인식 기술 제공/개발/연구하지 않을 것
— Wan Ki Choi (@wkchoi) June 9, 2020
- CEO, 이 기술을 사법집행기관에 파는 것 재평가해야 한다고 말해
- Rekognition, Clearview AI 같은 얼굴인식 소프트웨어, 인종 편견과 프라이버시 염려 포함 문제들로 조사받고 있어https://t.co/s4JDq95WeU
IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology. IBM’s CEO says we should re-evaluate selling the technology to law enforcement. https://t.co/Mj589yU4bh
— Roy Eacups (@RoyEacups) June 9, 2020
Well done @IBM, what a strong choice ?????https://t.co/EtqiJaS1CH
— Guillaume? (@glours) June 9, 2020
#IBM ends all #facialrecognition business as CEO calls out bias and inequality | TechCrunch https://t.co/OkqYZoHi2R
— StefanPfeiffer (@Digitalnaiv) June 10, 2020
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna announced today that the company would no longer sell #FacialRecognition services, calling for a “national dialogue” on whether it should be used at all.#AI #bias #inequality
— Christophe Tricot (@ctricot) June 9, 2020
https://t.co/VdkgidkjBL pic.twitter.com/tgJ4ht3kUR
Well Ok... so @Amazon your turn. How much more money do you need at our expense? ....... IBM ends all facial recognition business as CEO calls out bias and inequality – TechCrunch https://t.co/lTgT49fy4n
— Rashad Robinson (@rashadrobinson) June 9, 2020
IBM ends all facial recognition business as CEO calls out bias and inequality:
— Theo - 劉䂀曼 (@psb_dc) June 9, 2020
"Vendors and users of Al systems have a shared responsibility to ensure that Al is tested for bias."#AI #Ethics #Bias
cc @MiaD @NoelleSilver_ @SpirosMargaris @pierrepinna https://t.co/U2iaAWTlkB pic.twitter.com/9PGRgSA5Rw
https://t.co/963qslOHMo this, and US cities banning it from law enforcement. Can we think more on it before implementing this tech in Africa? @ID4Africa @GoodID @cis_india @OmidyarNetwork @IDRC_CRDI @StrathCIPIT @bantigito
— Isaac Rutenberg (@iruten) June 9, 2020
IBM ends all facial recognition business as CEO calls out bias and inequality – TechCrunch https://t.co/2mOxfSJtnL
— Adam Miller (@TheMaxamillion) June 9, 2020
IBM gets out of facial recog and questions whether it should ever be used at all: https://t.co/sCUTMuNEgr
— Alice Taylor (@wonderlandblog) June 9, 2020
#IBM ENDS all#FACiAL #RECOGNiTiON work as #CEO calls out bias ,,,#TechCrunch https://t.co/W15Pob5RNw
— Chidambara .ML. (@chidambara09) June 9, 2020
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Devin C#bigdata #USA #canada #london #japan #FemTech #womenWhoCode #UK #Women#dataScientist #dataScience #Linux #FRENCHtech #100daysofCode #RStats #Javascript #France
??? Kudos to @IBM and I hope others do the same
— HPC Guru (@HPC_Guru) June 8, 2020
IBM said it is exiting the general-purpose facial recognition business and said it opposes the use of such technology for mass surveillance and racial profilinghttps://t.co/llOAYVmOdw#AI via @SumitGup
Well, I didn’t expect this:
— Thomas LaRock (@SQLRockstar) June 9, 2020
IBM quits facial-recognition market over police racial-profiling concernshttps://t.co/xmsaid89w3
.@IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research #facialrecognition technology ~ Calls for #PoliceReform https://t.co/gKWmUsh1Gv#AI #LawEnforcement #RacialJustice @Droit_IA @CEO_AISOMA @ipfconline1 @jblefevre60 @labordeolivier @Xbond49 @Nicochan33 @Paula_Piccard @gvalan @rwang0
— Shi ? #StayAtHome #StayStrong #StayHealthy? (@ShiCooks) June 10, 2020
Facial recognition software esp in law enforcement has a very problematic racial bias. So this from @IBM is huge, the kind of tangible change due to recent events that tries to address systemic racism. It deserves more headlines than tweets and IG posts.https://t.co/cVZxkzViS0
— Shelina Janmohamed (@loveinheadscarf) June 9, 2020
IBM ends all facial recognition work as CEO calls out bias and inequality.
— Ada Lovelace Institute (@AdaLovelaceInst) June 9, 2020
Ada research highlights public resistance to #facialrecognition and recent events amplify this outcry.
It seems tech companies are listening: https://t.co/Et5AC070IH @verge
IBM stops developing or selling facial recognition software due to concerns the technology is used to promote racism https://t.co/yGBGXAAeA1 #gesichtserkennung
— CCC Updates (@chaosupdates) June 9, 2020
IBM says it is no longer working on face recognition because it’s used for racial profiling https://t.co/WZLMT45d0v
— Pablo #YoApruebo (@pabloviollier) June 9, 2020
IBM will not use / develop / sell facial recognition technologies to avoid biases#datascience #pafow # #peopleanalytics #futureofwork #workplace #MachineLearning #AI #artificialintelligence https://t.co/r4tnpgqlpQ https://t.co/o5Xb4u2irn
— Andres Bianchi (@abianchi) June 9, 2020
Read IBM’s letter to U.S. lawmakers about the change: https://t.co/T08f8qTdSD pic.twitter.com/CDmXIspRZE
— Doha Debates (@DohaDebates) June 9, 2020
This is huge, and promising, but also…
— Aki the Conqueror ? (@gesa) June 9, 2020
I’m sorry for my cynicism, I truly truly am, but this is worded in such a way that police tech is only bad when they say it’s bad but also sometimes police AI is good. Which. ?https://t.co/EoJYfnkTzl