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Columnists In Residence

Jenny Odell · 9 Jan 2019

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  1. Our reading

    The difference between facial recognition in machines and in crows is the purpose and feeling of being recognized.

    Their wordsTechnical aspects aside, the biggest difference between facial recognition in machines and in crows has to do with the ends of recognition, and thus how it feels to be recognized.

  2. Our reading

    The loss of public anonymity is a terrifying prospect.

    Their wordsBut just as terrifying as a world without public anonymity is the idea of a world where we are not recognized at all.

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