IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology - The Verge
www.theverge.com/2020/6/8/21284683/ibm-no-longer-general-purpose-facial-recognition-analysis-software
What Jamie wrote
Facial recognition tech is being adopted by law enforcement and governments when it’s quality is really barely at entertainment level. It’s shown to be loaded with bias. IBM isn't a big player here, so them opting out is pretty easy, but it’s a good thing either way.
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