greta byrum

AI-generated image depicting the failure of facial recognition technology at an airport, an experience that many people with facial differences grapple with daily. Present Moment's Greta Byrum will speak on a panel at the Disability Studies and Advocacy x Habitable Worlds Conference at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles on March 28. Facial recognition technology is broadly implemented in society today. At the DSALA & Habitable worlds-conference of 2026 at Loyola Marymount University,...

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Face Equality International, 2024 Present Moment's work with Face Equality International was highlighted in WIRED's coverage of how face recognition technology doesn't work for many people with facial differences. Present Moment's Yung-Hsuan Wu and Greta Byrum have provided technical assistance and guidance for the facial difference community as they grapple with decisions about how to respond to problems caused by tech systems. “The case of Face Equality International—of people who have...