Image Recognition
The San Jose-based tech company Vintra, which delivers "AI-powered video analytics," has developed facial recognition software that identifies who a person's friends and acquaintances may be through "correlation analysis" and "co-appearance" technology that scans surveillance footage. IPVM's director of government research, Conor Healy, said Vintra's technology could be implemented in a "more basic version" of how China uses similar software. Some police departments, the IRS, Moderna, and the San Francisco 49ers have all used Vintra's video analysis tools but neither denied nor acknowledged using the co-appearance function, according to the LA Times. In a statement, the IRS said they use Vintra software "to more efficiently review lengthy video footage for evidence while conducting criminal investigations." He added "we just want to make sure we're within the boundaries to make sure we are doing it right and professionally," and noted that Washington is one US state that restricts facial recognition technology.