Clearview AI names Hal Lambert and Richard Schwartz as co-CEOs
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Facial recognition company Clearview AI said on Wednesday it had appointed Hal Lambert and Richard Schwartz as co-CEOs, replacing Hoan Ton-That.
Hoan Ton-That will remain a board member, he said in a separate statement.
"I'm leaving on a high note, with Clearview AI in its strongest position ever. In 2024, we achieved the greatest growth and highest revenues since our founding," he added.
Forbes first reported the development on Wednesday.
Clearview AI serves U.S. law enforcement agencies by providing a facial recognition search engine, sourced from the public internet, including from news media, mugshot websites, public social media and other open websites.
The company has run into several legal troubles. In 2020, Clearview was accused of scraping billions of facial images from the web and selling information without consent. Clearview agreed to resolve the claims last June.
Clearview has also faced fines around the world for alleged privacy violations.
Last year, Clearview AI was fined 30.5 million euros ($31.82 million) for building what the Dutch data protection watchdog DPA said was an illegal database. Clearview has disputed the decision as unlawful.
($1 = 0.9586 euros)
