Studying the impact of tech on marginalized people, particularly police surveillance in segregated US cities. Former programmer, dei advocate. I made AlterConf & Fund Club. I still mask and you should, too. “The machine conceals the machinations.” - Ursula K. Le Guin # Tech # Sociology # PublicInterestTech # ResponsibleInnovation # SocialJustice # Inequality # AntiRacism # AntiFascism # AntiCapitalism # Abolition # FeministKilljoy Critiques # Surveillance # TechnoDeterminism # TechnoSolutionism # AI # Police
Studying the impact of tech on marginalized people, particularly police surveillance in segregated US cities. Former programmer, dei advocate. I made AlterConf & Fund Club. I still mask and you should, too. “The machine conceals the machinations.” - Ursula K. Le Guin # Tech # Sociology # PublicInterestTech # ResponsibleInnovation # SocialJustice # Inequality # AntiRacism # AntiFascism # AntiCapitalism # Abolition # FeministKilljoy Critiques # Surveillance # TechnoDeterminism # TechnoSolutionism # AI # Police
The techno-phrenologists are at it again.
"Faception can analyze faces from video streams (recorded and live), cameras, or online/offline databases, encode the faces in proprietary image descriptors and match an individual with various personality traits and types with a high level of accuracy. We develop proprietary classifiers, each describing a certain personality type or trait such as an Extrovert, a person with High IQ, Professional Poker Player or a Terrorist."