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Computer vision research feeds surveillance tech as patent links spike 5×

A bottomless appetite for tracking people as 'objects' A new study shows academic computer vision papers feeding surveillance-enabling patents jumped more than fivefold from the 1990s to the 2010s.… ...
Nature

Computer-vision research is hiding its role in creating ‘Big Brother’ technologies

We are in the middle of a huge boom in artificial intelligence (AI), with unprecedented investment in research, a supercharged pace of innovation and sky-high expectations. But what is driving this ...
EurekAlert!

Pervasive surveillance of people is being used to access, monetize, coerce, and control

New research has underlined the surprising extent to which pervasive surveillance of people and their habits is powered by computer vision research – and shone a spotlight on how vulnerable ...
9to5Mac

Apple to sponsor and present new research at annual computer vision conference

Apple is headed to Nashville next week, where it will showcase new computer vision research and run live technical demos at this year’s IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.
IFLScience

Surveillance Of People Is More "Pervasive And Normalised" Than Previously Thought, Endangering Our Privacy

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...
Business Wire

Computer Vision Technology is Gaining Strong Traction in the Consumer Electronics, Industrial, and Automotive Markets, According to Tractica

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The commercialization of computer vision technology over the past few years has generated market opportunities in a variety of sectors. The strongest adoption to date ...