Microsoft on Tuesday announced it would stop selling technology that predicts a person’s emotional state and gender amid concerns over its privacy and a lack of consensus on a definition of “emotions.”
Sarah Bird, principal group product manager at Microsoft’s Azure AI unit, announced the decision—part of Microsoft’s efforts to ensure its AI technology is used more responsibly—in a blog post.
It comes after an extensive review resulting in a team at Microsoft developing a “Responsible AI Standard” that guides the company’s AI product development and deployment.
The tech giant will also limit “unrestricted” access to facial recognition technology….