Why did Microsoft retire facial recognition tool?

Why did Microsoft retire facial recognition tool? Microsoft said that it will not provide open-ended API access to technology that can scan people's faces and purport to infer their emotional states based on their facial expressions or movements. Amid the debate over the controversial facial recognition technology, Microsoft has announced to restrict public access to several of its AI-powered facial analysis tools, including retiring facial analysis tools that purport to infer emotional states and identity gender, age, smile, facial hair, hair and makeup. The tech giant said that it will not provide open-ended API access to technology that can scan people's faces and purport to infer their emotional states based on their facial expressions or movements. "As part of our work to align our 'Azure Face' service to the requirements of the Responsible AI Standard, we are also retiring capabilities that infer emotional states and identity attributes such as gender, age, smile, facial hair, hair and makeup," the company added.