Amid reckoning on police racism, algorithm bias in focusFacial recognition technology is increasingly used in law enforcement, amid concerns that low accuracy for people of color could reinforce racial biasWASHINGTON - A wave of protests over law enforcement abuses has highlighted concerns over artificial intelligence programs like facial recognition which critics say may reinforce racial bias. Critics of facial recognition use in law enforcement say the case underscores the pervasive impact of a flawed technology. Amazon, IBM and Microsoft have said they would not sell facial recognition technology to law enforcement without rules to protect against unfair use. "There are (facial recognition) systems that are accurate, so we need to have more testing and transparency," Castro said. - Robots vs humans -Ironically, many artificial intelligence programs for law enforcement and criminal justice were designed with the hope of reducing bias in the system.

Source: Bangkok Post July 05, 2020 01:52 UTC