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It's just software, if an actor wanted to use facial recognition they can write it themselves. Isn't the correct attack vector regulation vs having a company pu
by neximo64 6y ago
It's just software, if an actor wanted to use facial recognition they can write it themselves. Isn't the correct attack vector regulation vs having a company pull its products? If IBM isn't doing it someone else will and it'll just be less competition, meaning a better funded product for the industry winner.
- caymanjim 6y agoThe primary customers for this technology are governments. They want it. They're not going to regulate it away from themselves. At best they'll regulate the far less dangerous civil use so as to pay lip service to concerns and amplify their "think of the children" misdirection. They can't write it as quickly or as effectively themselves. Governments don't write software. They pay IBM, Amazon, and Lockheed to do it. If most vendors grow a conscience (or fear consumer retribution), then no one writes it. Or it becomes prohibitively expensive. Or it doesn't work as well (which isn't necessarily always good, but is in this case, because it will reduce public support).
- rurban 6y agoAll governments already are using the best in class, from a German company, Cognitec. Not much chances for Northrop or IBM to make an impact there.
- marcosdumay 6y ago> They're not going to regulate it away from themselves. Hum... Speak for the US here. The EU already did that, Brazil (my country) already did that, I think from our neighbors here Chile and Argentina already did that. Besides the government software that works is all written by the government. Too bad 99% of government software is contracted out.