About Face: AI and the Future of Public Experience

News items: 
 Japanese researchers show biometrics accurately predict sentiment
 Northeastern University narrows focus on human-centric AI
 US, Singapore ally on AI research, platforms
--read by Douglas Kirkpatrick
--commentary by Ryo Katsuki and Dave McCombs
 
 Interview:
Andrew Schwabecher, CEO of Japan Computer Vision Corp. Andrew shares his insights on the vast potential for facial recognition and he is working with major companies in Japan to transform experiences using the technology. He also delves into how JCV has developed an ethical approach that is winning trust from users who may be concerned about the potential abuses of facial recognition technology. JCV has identified 10 million potential locations for facial recognition in Japan and has already developed 35 use cases for the technology. This is a company that’s on the cutting edge of deploying a technology that is almost certain to play a key role in transforming how we go about shopping, working and traveling. 
--Interview by Ryo Katsuki