Microsoft has recently strengthened its stance on the use of its AI technology for facial recognition by US police departments.
The tech giant has explicitly updated the terms of service for its Azure OpenAI Service, which is a fully managed, enterprise-focused platform revolving around OpenAI technology.
The updated terms now clearly prohibit the use of Azure OpenAI Service for facial recognition purposes by US police departments. This includes any integration with OpenAI's current and potential future image-analysing models. The ban also extends to "real-time facial recognition technology" on mobile cameras, like body cameras and dashcams, in uncontrolled environments.
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This policy update comes on the heels of Axon, a tech and weapons product manufacturer for law enforcement and military, announcing a new product that utilises OpenAI's GPT-4 generative text model to summarise audio from body cameras. Critics have raised concerns about potential issues such as hallucinations and racial biases from the training data.
While the ban on Azure OpenAI Service usage applies only to US police, it does not cover facial recognition performed with stationary cameras in controlled environments. This aligns with Microsoft's and OpenAI's recent approach to AI-related law enforcement and defence contracts.
In a world where AI is increasingly shaping our daily lives, this move by Microsoft underscores the need for ethical transparency and responsible usage of AI technology.
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