Or, more accurately, he wants the monster to be regulated. Er, to regulate itself. Voluntarily. If it feels like it.
Never Forgetting a Face
By NATASHA SINGER, May 17, 2014, The New York Times
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A division of the Commerce Department is organizing a meeting of industry representatives and consumer advocates on Tuesday to start hammering out a voluntary code of conduct for the technology’s commercial use.
Dr. Atick has been working behind the scenes to influence the outcome. He is part of a tradition of scientists who have come to feel responsible for what their work has wrought. “I think that the industry has to own up,” he asserts. “If we do not step up to the plate and accept responsibility, there could be unexpected apps and consequences.”
Oh, but we're already there, good Doctor. From a former chief of military intelligence of another country:
If all the “the good guys” were to volunteer to be faceprinted, he theorizes, “the bad guys” would stand out as obvious outliers. Mass public surveillance, Mr. Farkash argues, should make us all safer.
The Doctor meant well.
He also did well. Very well.