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AI Facial Recognition Is Denying Food To Pregnant Women Across India (www.boomlive.in)
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India’s 50-year-old welfare programme now uses AI to decide who gets food. Across Anganwadi centres, pregnant women and new mothers must pass a facial recognition scan before receiving rations.

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[-] k0e3@lemmy.ca 31 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Article: omg AI bad

Also Article: fuck illustrators, let's use AI slop for the image.

[-] tabular@lemmy.world 44 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)
  • write software "we can't control"
  • governments mandate they have more control so they can take the blame
  • have even more control over users
  • abuse that power
  • profit
[-] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 5 days ago

Somehow it's acceptable because a computer is involved. Imagine if the powers that be chose a physical method of obfuscation. Like, what if they said "we've decided you can only get this benefit you're entitled to after flipping a coin to heads.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 31 points 5 days ago

The true face of “age verification.”

[-] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago

Well this isn't dystopian or anything.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 days ago

Boy you look fat lady! No food for you!

We are so fucked.

this post was submitted on 30 Mar 2026
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