I should write about how a historian of the early 20th century ended up doing cutting edge technology policy work.
Closest articulation I have is this piece from 2020 where I show how the the civil liberties problems of face recognition have more to do with the invention of the mugshot than AI.
slate.com
The problem with facial recognition technology isn’t just that you could be mistaken for a suspect—it’s that it means your government doesn’t trust you.
