The Associated Press is reporting that Clearview AI intends to offer its technology to banks and private businesses for identification checks. Co-founder and CEO Hoan Ton-That said a new “consent-based” product would verify an individual’s face using Clearview AI’s algorithms but would not involve its collection of 20 billion images dedicated for law enforcement use. Ton-That’s remarks follow a suggestion in a recent court filing that the company is for sale. “We don’t have any plans to sell the company,” he said.
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