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diff --git a/site/content/pages/about/index.md b/site/content/pages/about/index.md index 5a7ecb29..d4172e81 100644 --- a/site/content/pages/about/index.md +++ b/site/content/pages/about/index.md @@ -47,12 +47,13 @@ MegaPixels is an art and research project first launched in 2017 for an [install MegaPixels aims to provide a critical perspective on machine learning image datasets, one that might otherwise escape academia and industry funded artificial intelligence think tanks that are often supported by the same technology companies who created many of the datasets presented on this site. -MegaPixels is an independent project, designed as a public resource for educators, students, journalists, and researchers. Each dataset presented on this site undergoes a thorough review of its images, intent, and funding sources. Though the goals are similar to publishing an academic paper, MegaPixels is a website-first research project, with an academic publication to follow. +MegaPixels is an independent project, designed as a public resource for educators, students, journalists, and researchers. Each dataset presented on this site undergoes a thorough review of its images, intent, and citations. MegaPixels is a website-first research project, with an academic publication to follow in fall 2019. -A dataset of verified geocoded citations and datasets statistics will be published in Fall 2019 along with a research paper as part of a research fellowship for [Karlsruhe HfG](http://kim.hfg-karlsruhe.de/). +A dataset of verified geocoded citations and dataset statistics will be published in Fall 2019 along with a research paper as part of a research fellowship for [KIM (Critical Artificial Intelligence) Karlsruhe HfG](http://kim.hfg-karlsruhe.de/). ### Selected News and Exhibitions +- July 2019: New York Times writes about MegaPixels and how "[Facial Recognition Tech Is Growing Stronger, Thanks to Your Face](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/13/technology/databases-faces-facial-recognition-technology.html)" - June 2019 - 2020: MegaPixels installation at Ars Electronica Center (AT) exhibition ["Compass - Navigating the Future"](https://ars.electronica.art/center/en/megapixels) - June 28, 2019: Munich Security Conference launches [Transational Security Report](https://tsr.securityconference.de/) including custom analysis from the MegaPixels project on illicit data flows - June 26, 2019: The Atlantic writes about image training datasets "in the wild" and research ethics: [Universities Record Students on Campuses for Research](https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/06/universities-record-students-campuses-research/592537/) by Sidney Fussell diff --git a/site/content/pages/about/news.md b/site/content/pages/about/news.md index 4da9a6cc..38faaee1 100644 --- a/site/content/pages/about/news.md +++ b/site/content/pages/about/news.md @@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ authors: Adam Harvey Since launching MegaPixels in April 2019, several of the datasets mentioned have disappeared and one surveillance workshop was canceled (then uncanceled). Below is a timeline of events, responses, reactions, and press: +##### July 2019 + +- New York Times writes about MegaPixels and how "[Facial Recognition Tech Is Growing Stronger, Thanks to Your Face](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/13/technology/databases-faces-facial-recognition-technology.html)" + ##### June 2019 - June 28: Munich Security Conference launches [Transational Security Report](https://tsr.securityconference.de/) including data from the MegaPixels project on illicit data flows diff --git a/site/content/pages/datasets/index.md b/site/content/pages/datasets/index.md index 46d86079..f56a3291 100644 --- a/site/content/pages/datasets/index.md +++ b/site/content/pages/datasets/index.md @@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ sync: false # Dataset Analyses -Explore face and person recognition datasets contributing to the growing crisis of authoritarian biometric surveillance. This first group of 5 datasets focuses on image usage connected to foreign surveillance and defense organizations. +Explore face and person recognition datasets contributing to the growing crisis of biometric surveillance technologies. This first group of 5 datasets focuses on image usage connected to foreign surveillance and defense organizations. -In response to the analyses below, the [Brainwash](https://purl.stanford.edu/sx925dc9385), [Duke MTMC](http://vision.cs.duke.edu/DukeMTMC/), and [MS Celeb](http://msceleb.org/) datasets have been taken down by their authors. The [UCCS](https://vast.uccs.edu/Opensetface/) dataset was temporarily deactivated due to metadata exposure. Read more [news](/about/news). Additional datasets and research will be published in September 2019. +In response to the analyses below, the [Brainwash](https://purl.stanford.edu/sx925dc9385), [Duke MTMC](http://vision.cs.duke.edu/DukeMTMC/), and [MS Celeb](http://msceleb.org/) datasets have been taken down by their authors. The [UCCS](https://vast.uccs.edu/Opensetface/) dataset was temporarily deactivated due to metadata exposure. Read more [news](/about/news). A more complete list of datasets and research will be published in September 2019. These 5 are only a preview. |