Clearview AI Accused of Age Bias by Former Face-Tech Sellers (1)

Aug. 9, 2023, 9:42 PM UTCUpdated: Aug. 9, 2023, 11:20 PM UTC

Clearview AI Inc. faces an age discrimination lawsuit from two former employees tasked with selling the company’s facial recognition technology to state and local law enforcement agencies.

Mark Crowl, who was Clearview’s southwest regional director, and David Edgar, its former western region director, claim they were fired in favor of hiring a younger salesforce, according to their suit filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Crowl, 62, and Edgar, 55, are seeking compensation for lost pay as well as damages. They named the company and its Chief Operating Officer Abhinav Somani as defendants, ...

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