Clarifai deletes 3 million OkCupid photos used for AI training
Original: Clarifai deletes 3 million photos that OkCupid provided to train facial recognition AI, report says
Why This Matters
Highlights privacy violations in AI training data and regulatory enforcement
AI platform Clarifai deleted 3 million user photos obtained from OkCupid in 2014 to train facial recognition AI, following FTC investigation. The dating app provided photos with demographic data, violating its privacy policies.
Clarifai deleted 3 million photos and related AI models after FTC investigation revealed OkCupid provided user data in 2014. Clarifai CEO Matthew Zeiler emailed OkCupid co-founder about accessing the dating app's data for facial recognition training. The AI tool estimated age, sex, and race from faces. FTC investigation began in 2019 following New York Times reporting. Match Group and OkCupid settled without admitting wrongdoing but are permanently prohibited from misrepresenting data collection practices. The companies allegedly concealed this behavior and obstructed the investigation since 2014.