Activists are fighting facial recognition AI with face paint. They use cubist-inspired designs to foil algorithms

by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village An article in the Moscow Times reports that Russian activists were arrested in February for holding a “face paint protest” against facial recognition technology. The Telegram-based campaign, called Sledui (Follow), advised followers to paint their faces with bright, asymmetric patterns and thick black marks to … Continue reading Activists are fighting facial recognition AI with face paint. They use cubist-inspired designs to foil algorithms