Clearview AI Has Been Tasked by the US Air Force with Developing AI Glasses
AR glasses have arrived, and the US Air Force intends to acquire them. To keep its airfields safer, US Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a contract to Clearview AI, an AR app backed by Facebook and Palantir investor Peter Thiel, to research augmented reality glasses that can scan people’s faces to help with security on bases.
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