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CEO of Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition startup, has resigned


The CEO of controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI has resigned, he confirms to TechCrunch.

The CEO of Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition startup that created a searchable database of 30 billion photos by scraping the internet, has resigned, according to a statement he supplied to TechCrunch. Clearview AI sells access to its facial recognition database to law enforcement and federal agencies who use it to identify suspects or find missing people. Clearview AI has also faced a lawsuit from conservative investor and self-described investigative journalist Charles Johnson over claims that he was a co-founder and owed a share of commissions.

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