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The advances between 2019 and today reveal rapid improvements: facial recognition algorithms have become highly accurate, and databases have exploded in size. This progress fuels fears that society may soon be living in a surveillance state—akin to a panopticon—where individuals are constantly monitored, with little hope of privacy.
The Ethical and Societal Dilemma
Two opposing visions emerge:
Security and accountability, where facial recognition helps solve crimes, identify threats, and protect vulnerable populations.
Loss of anonymity, civil liberties violations, and potential for tyranny, misuse, and wrongful persecution.