Facial recognition technology has improved dramatically and now works very well, which is precisely part of the reason it is harmful if used without appropriate guardrails and civil liberties protections, especially for mass surveillance.

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Speaker

Arvin Narayan

Evidence Quote

“Historically, facial recognition hasn't worked that well, but now it works really, really well. And that in fact is part of the reason that it's harmful”

Source

AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference— MIT Stone Center on Inequality & Shaping Work
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:51:26 AM

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