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The discussion questions:

Hoan Ton-That’s Clearview AI facial recognition company redefining facial recognition as techies can only imagine where such technology could lead the world and future generations but it may be redefining privacy and sovereignty. As facial recognition technology develops how does that change social media? Could facial recognition technology enhance the social media experience or would there be a dramatic shift in how people use their social media? How do people cope with facial recognition technology what are the solutions? Where is the conversation? Who will start the discussion? Is there even a need for a global conversation on facial recognition? How does facial recognition benefit besides safety? There are numerous questions to be asked and answered but now people should begin to think about where facial recognition technology will be implemented and where it should or should not be implemented. Is the future of technology going in the right direction?

There are many concerns over the accuracy of facial recognition technology and the issues around consent but if it is supposedly pretty accurate then when you think of the ways facial recognition technology could improve customer service, grocery shopping, ATM machine experiences, and whatever else to perhaps avoid germs then why is facial recognition not more popular yet for traditional commercial use? How are people supposed to trust facial recognition technology when this sort of technology that only seems to be lurking around in the shadows of the tech world for those in power? If facial recognition technology is what it says it is then there is a baffling hypocrisy to be amended. What else are they doing with these images and data? How else can these images and data be used and or used consumer wise? What if everyone starts wearing mask as unrealistic as it may seem? But there’ll be a few here and there. Facial recognition technology is not exactly new, these recognition systems and biometric technologies have been around for a while.