recognition

Apps

Annoying Issue: Android Users Unable to Identify Songs with Gemini

On Android, Gemini also breaks Google Assistant’s song recognition. So imagine my frustration when I discovered that Gemini on Android can’t recognize songs — or even perform the basic task of funneling song ID requests to Google Assistant. Or, were I using a conventional home screen, I could place the dedicated song ID shortcut. Perhaps it’s sophisticated in other ways — ways I haven’t discovered yet, frankly. Full transparency, I’ve reached out to Google about song recognition via Gemini and I’ll update this post if I hear back.

Zara Khan
February 28, 2024

Apps, CES

Rite Aid Prohibited from Utilizing Facial Recognition Technology Following Erroneous Identifications of Shoplifting Perpetrators

With the FTC’s increasing focus on the misuse of biometric surveillance, Rite Aid fell firmly in the government agency’s crosshairs. And companies such as Clearview AI, meanwhile, have been hit with lawsuits and fines around the world for major data privacy breaches around facial recognition technology. The FTC’s latest findings regarding Rite Aid also shines a light on inherent biases in AI systems. Additionally, the FTC said that Rite Aid failed to test or measure the accuracy or their facial recognition system prior to, or after, deployment. “The allegations relate to a facial recognition technology pilot program the Company deployed in a limited number of stores,” Rite Aid said in its statement.