US-based tech giant Microsoft finds itself in a situation where a confrontation with US police is possible. decided. The giant company announced that the artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition system will be offered within Azure banned its use by police.

Azure also supports image analysis models developed by OpenAI. towards integration support had. It was reported that Microsoft’s decision would also include these models. So real-time American police identification His access to the technology that allowed him to do so was cut off.

So why did Microsoft make such a decision? Nobody knows…

Microsoft has not provided a clear explanation of the reason for its decision. However, at this point it is known there are some facts. To be fair, Microsoft’s facial recognition technology has been at the center of controversy since last year. So much so that such technologies were thought to compromise personal privacy. Moreover, artificial intelligence technologies are not yet fully developed. does not give correct results We must not forget the fact.

However, we should also point out that some countries will eventually develop artificial intelligence police equipment will use. For example, police in France will use surveillance equipment supported by artificial intelligence as part of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. They started testing. In the coming months we will better understand how effective such technologies will be.