Keele University uses AI to analyze YouTube videos of children with autism without consent
Researchers at Keele University trained an AI to classify behaviors of children with autism by scraping YouTube videos uploaded by parents and advocacy groups. The children and parents did not consent to their videos being used for research. The researchers stated that the software does not identify individuals but only reads body language. The study raises privacy concerns.
- Date it happened
- 2019-06-01
- Organisation involved
- Keele University
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