{"id":713,"date":"2020-06-16T01:03:23","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T08:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/?p=713"},"modified":"2021-07-16T14:35:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T21:35:04","slug":"episode-64-facial-recognition-the-new-normal-and-the-4-day-work-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/2020\/06\/episode-64-facial-recognition-the-new-normal-and-the-4-day-work-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 64: Facial Recognition, the New Normal, and the 4-Day Work Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special Note:<\/strong> This week&#8217;s podcast is brought to you by our friends at Third Tier. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ThirdTier.net\">www.ThirdTier.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic 1: IBM and Amazon get out of facial recognition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Major companies are backing away from developing and working with facial recognition technology. Issues include both the racial bias and the fact that they are working with police agencies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/06\/08\/ibm-gets-out-of-facial-recognition-business-calls-on-congress-to-advance-policies-tackling-racial-injustice.html\"> https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/06\/08\/ibm-gets-out-of-facial-recognition-business-calls-on-congress-to-advance-policies-tackling-racial-injustice.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then there was another shoe that dropped on the facial recognition topic.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/6\/10\/21287101\/amazon-rekognition-facial-recognition-police-ban-one-year-ai-racial-bias\"> https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/6\/10\/21287101\/amazon-rekognition-facial-recognition-police-ban-one-year-ai-racial-bias<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other, older, related links:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/algorithms-recognize-masked-face\/\">https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/algorithms-recognize-masked-face\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biometricupdate.com\/202002\/victim-identification-officer-says-clearview-facial-recognition-biggest-breakthrough-chicago-to-review-use-by-cpd\"> https:\/\/www.biometricupdate.com\/202002\/victim-identification-officer-says-clearview-facial-recognition-biggest-breakthrough-chicago-to-review-use-by-cpd<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic 2: Let&#8217;s Ban the term &#8220;New Normal&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everything changes all the time. We discuss whether the term &#8220;new normal&#8221; is actually useful at all. Hint: In a tech-centric world, this term just isn&#8217;t very useful.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome your comments and feedback.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic 3: Life after the pandemic &#8212; The 4-Day Work Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a thread we&#8217;ve touched on in terms of the way people will work after the pandemic . . . but with more specific details and recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a recent article from a Canadian writer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-day-is-dawning-on-a-four-day-work-week-139587\"> https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-day-is-dawning-on-a-four-day-work-week-139587<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;\"  style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14831732\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/1346593\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"podcast-class\" frameborder=\"0\" placement=\"bottom\" libsyn_item_id=\"0\" theme=\"custom\" custom_color=\"75942D\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/id\/14831732\/tdest_id\/1346593\">Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Note: This week&#8217;s podcast is brought to you by our friends at Third Tier. 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