Probably the strictest AI regulation in history! The EU intends to ban the use of face recognition technology in public places in the next 3-5 years. In the face of this “one-size-fits-all” draconian regulatory policy, Google and Microsoft have almost the opposite attitude. In simple terms, Google supports it, and Microsoft opposes it.
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The EU intends to ban the use of face recognition technology in public places, and the ban is 3-5 years.
In the face of this unprecedented rigorous regulatory measure, the attitudes of Google and Microsoft have clearly changed.
Google: Supports government regulation, but rules should be made with caution
Google CEO Pichai said at a recent meeting organized by the Bruegel think tank in Brussels: “I think it is important that government and regulatory regulations address this issue as soon as possible and introduce regulatory framework regulations.” >
Doing so now may be immediate, but it may take some time for it to take effect before we can really consider how to use it. The use of this technology “depends on the route set by the government.”
Pichai said that regulators should adopt a “corresponding approach” when drafting rules, and that they should be developed with caution. The European Commission’s recommendations on this issue will largely determine the future fate of face recognition technology in Europe.
He said: “Smart regulatory measures must take a commensurate approach to strike a balance between the potential harm of technology and social opportunities. This should be especially true in high-risk, high-value areas.
Moreover, different rules should be formulated for different technical departments. For example, the rules governing AI technology for medical equipment and autonomous vehicles should be different.
Microsoft: Do n’t cut everything, you can use “scalpel” instead of “cutting knife”
Brad Smith, President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft
By contrast, Microsoft President Brad Smith expressed two different views on this. He believes that facial recognition technology can benefit society in some cases. For example, non-governmental organizations can use it to find missing people. child. Smith also serves as Microsoft’s chief legal officer.
Smith said, “I really don’t want to discuss letting people disable a technology. Face recognition technology can reunite long-term families.”
He also said, “If there is a reasonable choice that allows us to use a scalpel instead of a cleaver, we should not ban everything.”
It’s important now to identify the problem first, and then make the rules to ensure that the technology is not used for large-scale surveillance. He believes that in the end there is only one way to make a technology better, and that is to use it instead of disabling it.
European Union issued a white paper to supervise AI technology, which is stronger than the United States
Earlier this month, the U.S. government issued regulatory recommendations on AI aimed at restricting government departments from overusing such technologies and urging European nations to avoid overly aggressive practices.
It now seems clear that Europe has given a clear response. Earlier, according to Reuters, a European Commission proposal showed that Europe has adopted a stronger stance on artificial intelligence (AI) technology than the United States, such as tightening existing regulations on privacy and data access.
The document shows that among these measures is a moratorium on facial recognition technology in public places for a period of up to five years to give the EU time to study how to prevent the abuse of the technology.
The European Commission mentioned in an 18-page white paper that it will restrict face recognition technology: “On the basis of existing regulations, the future regulatory framework can be further advanced, including a time-limited ban Use face recognition technology in public places. “
The white paper also recommends that some obligations be imposed on both developers and users of artificial intelligence, and that EU governments should establish institutions to oversee the implementation of the new rules.
White paperThe core meaning can be summarized in two simple points:
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Using three to five years of disabling face recognition technology, research how to prevent the technology from being abused
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Whether it is the development or use of face recognition technology, it needs to be conducted under the supervision of the government
Technology abuse invades privacy, and the ban is not a “brain shot”
In recent years, Deepfake video based on AI technology has been flooding on the Internet. This technology can generate realistic fake video or audio clips, which is often enough to be real. These lifelike videos make people admire “technology is omnipotent”, at the same time, it has also caused more people to worry about technology abuse and uncontrollable, even fear.
The emergence of Deepfake realizes the leap from image to video with “false and real” synthesis technology
However, Deepfake shows more of the technology’s “dark fangs” than spoofing entertainment and charity. The fake video of the speech using Deepfake has affected political scandals in Malaysia and Gabon.
According to a report from Deeptrace Labs of Deepfake detection software, 96% of online Deepfake videos are involuntary “head-changing” porn videos, whose faces are often replaced by female celebrity faces . This is beyond the scope of spoofing and touches the verge of breaking the law.
Currently, Google has released an open dataset to help research institutions build better tools to detect such fake videos.
Actually, the EU ’s proposed ban on face recognition is not without warning. In the past few years, in response to the abuse of AI technology, privacy violations and laws, Europe
