Use of Clearview AI facial recognition tech spiked as law enforcement seeks to identify Capitol mob

Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Clearview AI's CEO says that use of his company's facial recognition technology among law enforcement spiked 26 percent the day after a mob of pro-Trump rioters attacked the US Capitol. First reported by the New York Times, Hoan Ton-That confirmed to The Verge that Clearview saw a sharp increase in use on January 7th, compared to its usual weekday search volume. The January 6th attack was broadcast live on cable news, and captured in hundreds of images and...