Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns of fallout without ‘strong national law’ on facial recognition

Decisions by Microsoft and Amazon to refrain from sales of facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies could have negative consequences long-term if U.S. lawmakers fail to enact regulations governing the use of the technology, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told computer vision researchers this week. “We need to use this moment to advocate for strong national law, otherwise we’ll see responsible companies leaving the market and others stepping in,” Nadella said, addressing the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) in a prerecorded conversation Tuesday morning.