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How does the use of biometrics in AI and robotics affect privacy concerns?

Latesha Vernall

Biometrics are ways to identify people through their physical characteristics. This can include things like fingerprints, voice patterns, and facial recognition. AI and robotics are technologies that use computers to do things that humans usually do.

When we combine biometrics with AI and robotics, we get some really cool new technologies. For example, we can use facial recognition to unlock our phones or to enter a building. We can use voice recognition to talk to virtual assistants like Siri or Alexa. We can even use biometrics to track our movements and health, such as with fitness trackers.

But there are also some concerns about how this technology might affect our privacy. For example, if someone steals your fingerprint data, they might be able to access your phone or other personal information. If companies collect data about our faces and voices, they might use it to target us with ads or even sell it to other companies.

Another concern is that some people might not want their biometric data collected at all. Some people might have religious or cultural beliefs that discourage them from sharing their personal information. Others might worry that the government or companies could use their biometric data to track them or control their lives.

So while biometrics, AI, and robotics can be really cool and helpful technologies, we also need to be careful about how we use them and protect our privacy. We should make sure that companies and governments are transparent about how they collect and use our biometric data, and we should have the right to decide whether we want to share our data or not.