Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online

Clearview AI, a controversial surveillance firm, is testing an AI tool that could allow law enforcement to uncover individuals' online lives. The company, which faced lawsuits and regulatory investigations for scraping over 3 billion images from various websites by 2020, has since expanded its database to over 70 billion images. Its technology is reportedly used by more than 2,000 law enforcement agencies. A case, United States v. Sant, highlighted concerns about the accuracy of Clearview's reports, with defense attorneys alleging misidentification and questioning the validity of results labeled "Accepted by Guy Gino."

Unlike its previous facial recognition tools, this new AI tool moves Clearview AI's capabilities from identifying faces to unearthing a person's entire online life, raising new privacy concerns.