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Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person
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MA: Philosophy & Religious Studies; MS: Science, Technology, & Society (STS); PhD Work: Algorithms, Values, Bias, Machine Minds, Pop Culture, the Occult; He/Him

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    1. Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person‏ @Wolven 8 Jun 2020

      Holy shit. LEGITIMATELY huge news. IBM, one of the leading developers & manufacturers of facial recognition tech SPECIFICALLY FOR police & military partnerships "will no longer offer, develop, or research" facial rec tech & is advocating for police reform:https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/8/21284683/ibm-no-longer-general-purpose-facial-recognition-analysis-software …

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      Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person‏ @Wolven 8 Jun 2020

      *deep breath* Yes. I am in fact aware that IBM worked with the Nazi's during WW2. Please take a second to think about what I am saying: The company which has a history STEEPED in Racism and White Supremacy this time (yes, FINALLY) said "…y'know what, maybe that's a bad look."

      7:38 PM - 8 Jun 2020
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        2. Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person‏ @Wolven 8 Jun 2020

          IBM Learned.pic.twitter.com/NHbjwfrMqr

          [Image of Zoidberg, Professor Farnswoth, and Hermes, from the show 'Futurama,' all wearting tuxedos, sitting in a full theater. Zoidberg is shouting towards the stage. Text Reads "Your AI and Algorithmic Facial Recognition Applications are Bad And You Should Feel Bad"]
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        3. Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person‏ @Wolven 8 Jun 2020

          Be cautious. Be skeptical. But read the whole letter and HOLD THEM TO IT. Again: Arguably THE biggest, longest lasting name in Facial Rec said "No, we won't do it, it's bad." That's huge.https://www.ibm.com/blogs/policy/facial-recognition-susset-racial-justice-reforms/ …

          6 replies 324 retweets 1,160 likes
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        4. Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person‏ @Wolven 8 Jun 2020

          Again:pic.twitter.com/IOYeTsOsA7

          "Right now, AI is an algorithmic cop, and so the carceral, corporate, and militarized principles embodied in their projects will form the foundation for any machine mind developed from it. However, militarized, carceral capitalism alone is not the cause of these problems. Racism, ableism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, and all other flavours of bigotry will very much continue to exist in even socialist systems, thus continuing to be baked into our technologies, if they are not actively named, argued against, and dismantled.…"
          2 replies 61 retweets 516 likes
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        5. Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person‏ @Wolven 8 Jun 2020

          http://www.afutureworththinkingabout.com/?p=5499 

          2 replies 16 retweets 187 likes
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        6. Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person‏ @Wolven 8 Jun 2020

          Muting this thread and going to sleep. #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTransLivesMatter #BlackDisabledLivesMatter Goodnight.

          4 replies 6 retweets 220 likes
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        7. Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person‏ @Wolven 9 Jun 2020

          Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person Retweeted Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person

          https://twitter.com/Wolven/status/1270377133043580930 …

          Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person added,

          Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person @Wolven
          I muted that other thread, but reminder that just because you found someone on twitter today doesn't mean that's when they started existing.
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        8. Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person‏ @Wolven 10 Jun 2020

          Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person Retweeted Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person

          Just… gonna… leave this… right herehttps://twitter.com/Wolven/status/1270871230116253697 …

          Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person added,

          Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person @Wolven
          …Amazon just banned police use of the Rekognition facial rec system for at least a year. I hate to be redundant but: HOLY SHIT. Now if we KEEP THE PRESSURE ON we might be able to get them to make a longer-lasting substantive change. Like DISMANTLING it. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/10/amazon-bans-police-use-of-facial-recognition-technology-for-one-year.html …
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        9. Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person‏ @Wolven 11 Jun 2020

          Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person Retweeted Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person

          Annnnd…https://twitter.com/Wolven/status/1271171742707470341?s=19 …

          Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person added,

          Damien P. Williams, MA, MSc, Angry Black Person @Wolven
          What'd i say? Microsoft announces it will no longer sell facial rec solutions to the police. Keep. The Pressure. On Them. I truly believe that we can get this divested and dismantled and that Now is the time to make REAL gains. https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1271123787065503746 …
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        1. Lisa Baird‏ @bairdlisa 8 Jun 2020
          Replying to @Wolven

          Or they just see that the customer base is getting defunded? #smartbusiness #PRpoints #winwin

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        2. Ed Strafford‏ @EdNZ 8 Jun 2020
          Replying to @Wolven

          Good post, imo We have to learn to balance skepticism and hope This can be a time of change - we can chose to 'trust but verify' If cynicism wins we are effectively admitting defeat

          1 reply 0 retweets 17 likes
        3. Just Call Me CMoney™‏ @AfricanPrincess 8 Jun 2020
          Replying to @EdNZ @Wolven

          Well said.

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