Kashmir Hill, recognized Technology Journalist.

As the author of YOUR FACE BELONGS TO US, Kashmir Hill holds a position as a tech reporter for The New York Times. Her focus lies in the ways technology reshapes our world, often in unsettling manners, particularly regarding our privacy. With previous tenures at Forbes Magazine, Above the Law, Fusion, and Gizmodo Media Group, she made her way to The Times in 2019. Her influential writings have appeared in esteemed outlets, including The Washington Post and The New Yorker. Kashmir honed her journalism skills at both New York University and Duke University, where she earned her degrees.

2023

In her latest article, Hill delves into a remarkable story that she initially reported for The New York Times back in 2020. This piece unveils a secretive company known as Clearview AI, which has developed facial recognition software capable of searching through billions of internet-sourced images using just one user's photo to find matches and provide source links. This groundbreaking yet privacy-invasive tool had long been considered a risky venture by major tech players like Google and Facebook. After more than a decade of reporting on technology and privacy, Hill has penned Your Face Belongs to Us, a book that further investigates Clearview AI's background, its intentions, and what lies ahead.

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• Artificial intelligence has brought significant transformations across numerous fields, including artistic endeavors, with the rise ofChatGPT and major tech players competing fiercely in the generative AI sphere. Ross Goodwin, an AI researcher, undertook a road trip alongside an AI writing machine to produce his first book, 1 The Road, back in 2018. This experiment stirred debates about the potential of AI to overshadow human creativity, even though it remains a work in progress with its share of shortcomings. Goodwin also ventured into AI's writing potential in crafting film scripts, notably in the experimental short film 'Sunspring' (2017).
• Andy Bird, the CEO of Pearson, has suggested the idea of transforming textbooks into NFTs to leverage sales in the secondary market. Nonetheless, some critics believe that the effectiveness of this idea could vary based on market conditions alongside the publishing industry's other blockchain efforts. While NFTs could serve as a useful tool for self-publishing, the challenge with Pearson's initiative is getting customers to claim ownership of their books. The Verge mentioned that existing digital database technologies allow for tracking resales, but achieving a fully decentralized and open marketplace appears to be a distant dream.

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