
Sundar Pichai backs temporary ban on facial-recognition
Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 3:53 PM
The EU's proposal for a temporary ban on facial-recognition technology won backing from Sundar Pichai but got a cool response from Microsoft President Brad Smith. While Pichai cited the possibility that the technology could be used for nefarious purposes as a reason for a moratorium, Smith said a ban was akin to using a meat cleaver instead of a scalpel to solve potential problems.
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