Clarifai deleted 3 million photos provided by OkCupid for facial recognition AI training following an FTC settlement.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the ethical and regulatory challenges surrounding the use of personal data for training AI models, particularly facial recognition. The FTC settlement and subsequent data deletion underscore the growing scrutiny on how AI companies acquire and utilize data, emphasizing the need for transparency and responsible data handling practices to build public trust and comply with evolving regulations.
An AI company called Clarifai had to delete millions of photos it got from OkCupid because of a problem with the government. These photos were used to teach computers to recognize faces, but now they're gone due to a settlement.
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