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Facial recognition is the plutonium of AI

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It's dangerous, racializing, and has few legitimate uses; facial recognition needs regulation and control on par with nuclear waste.

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          XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students  Volume 25, Issue 3
          AI and Interpretation
          Spring 2019
          62 pages
          ISSN:1528-4972
          EISSN:1528-4980
          DOI:10.1145/3325198
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