Facial recognition isnt the only scary thing bad actors and governments can use computer recognition for.
Its like magic, only far more accessible.
We use computer vision for everything from cancer detection to counting large numbers of objects in a photograph.
Theres nothing stopping a clever developer from training an AI system to infer text from keystrokes or finger movement.
And thats pretty scary, well explain why in a moment.
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Todays CV systems can make incredibly robust inferences with very small amounts of data.
We havent seen an AI product like this yet, but that doesnt mean its not already out there.
So whats the worst that could happen?
Basically, the easiest way to steal someones password is to watch them bang out it.
Our fingers move surprisingly fast when we know what were doing and weve got pretty good hand-eye coordination.
But AI can be trained on these tiny movements.
And almost anything is possible in the world of AI with enough data.
