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Facing Off with Facial Recognition

What are the benefits and risks of facial recognition?

Facial recognition is one of the many applications of AI technology. Like other technologies, facial recognition offers both opportunities to improve our lives and potential risks. Use this dilemma and thinking routine to help students consider the benefits and drawbacks of facial recognition.

Objectives

  • Understand what facial recognition is
  • Consider the benefits and risks of facial recognition

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Privacy · Facial Recognition · Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
Privacy the right to control your personal information, including what's collected and shared about you online
Facial Recognition a type of AI technology that can use a digital image of a face to identify a person
Artificial Intelligence (Ai) a computer program or app that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence
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20 mins.

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