Tools for convenience can easily serve surveillance, repression or warfare
One company involved in that is BAE - the UK’s largest arms company. Read our report with @corporatewatch.bsky.social
AI can reveal your location from a single photo. Vision‑Language Models can determine where any photo is taken, without any GPS data
What does that means for your privacy?
One of the most surprising — and concerning — capabilities of the newest Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems is their ability to infer geographic location from images. Vision‑Language Models (VLMs)...
The companies building surveillance tools in conflict zones are playing central roles in our lives
The militarisation of tech is reshaping our townsquares
We are gathering evidence on facial recognition in education settings.
If you are aware of deployments in your country, your insight matters.
pvcy.org/frtmap
Facial recognition technology is being used in schools and universities worldwide. We are mapping where.
If you know of a case in your country, share it. Help build the picture.
pvcy.org/frtmap
OpenAI received billions from Microsoft, Google has its web scraping capacities, Meta its treasure trove of data.
This is a reflection of deeper problems rooted in the surveillance practices of Big Tech.
AI is entering public services fast. Should decisions about people’s lives rely on tools that are non-deterministic?
Facial recognition is entering classrooms and campuses.
We are tracking its spread and impact on privacy rights.
pvcy.org/frtmap
We need your help!
Have you seen facial recognition used in a school or university?
pvcy.org/frtmap
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We are at a war footing as we enter an era where the tech world is increasingly defined by conflict. Innovation has never been driven solely by social needs, market forces or the common good.
Public money helped built powerful oil empires. AI empires may be next. The question is who it is built to serve? Is the taxpayer getting a raw deal?
Privacy International
Privacy International
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Is the AI hype fading? Consumer products with AI assistant are disappointing across the board, Tech CEOs are struggling to give examples of use cases to justify spending billions into Graphics Processing...