Ukraine's Harmless Weapon: Face Recognition DatabaseĬlearview claims that their database stores over two billion images from Russia's social media service alone. In a previous report, Elon Musk's internet service Starlink already relayed their help through the additional installation of modules to maintain the broadband infrastructure throughout the country. Like Clearview, several other independent companies have pledged their assistance to the country in any way possible. Among them was the US-based artificial intelligence company Clearview.ĭespite the initial statement, the Ukrainian government did not release any comments yet regarding the upcoming use of the company's AI facial recognition.ĪLSO READ: Faulty Algorithm of YouTube AI Shows Explicit Caption in Videos for Kids Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation previously announced several offers from other countries regarding technological aids.
The aid from Clearview was already planned immediately after Russia started invading past the borders of Ukraine this February.Īfter the attacks, Clearview chief executive Hoan Ton-That did not hesitate to send a letter to the Ukrainian body in Kyiv and offered assistance through their state-of-the-art facial recognition technology, DailyMail reports. The system works as a search engine that could go through various features of billions of individuals.Ĭlearview adviser Lee Wolosky explained that the Ukrainian authorities could easily analyze each of the identities of persons passing through their checkpoints and other preventative security measures through this harmless weapon. The algorithm embedded in the program could also reconstruct the face of an identified person even if it were damaged due to factors such as assaults and bomb explosions.Ĭlearview enterprise relayed help to Ukraine by accessing a database of faces for free. The Clearview AI face recognition technology can determine the facial features of living people and the dead.
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