Facial recognition systems only accurate for white faces

[JEDI]

https://newatlas.com/racial-gender-bias-face-detection-software/53380/

A new study from MIT and Stanford University researchers has found that three commercial facial analysis programs demonstrated significant error rates in determining the gender of any subject that wasn't white and male.



i knew there was a reason why people wore black ski masks when committing crimes.

 

[Oyeve]

Well, DUH! I can't believe the amount of time and money that keeps getting wasted on these studies.

 

[rh71]

I never imagined it would be easy to tell apart facial features (ie. asians), but wow, can't even tell gender...

 

[SKORPI0]

https://www.theguardian.com/technol...-recognition-white-coders-black-people-police

 

[dave_the_nerd]

"Well, it worked for me. Let's ship it."

Psychology and Sociology studies have a similar problem. (The vast majority of the survey respondents and test subjects are middle/upper-middle class white college students between the ages of 18 and 22.)

 

[blankslate]

https://newatlas.com/racial-gender-bias-face-detection-software/53380/

A new study from MIT and Stanford University researchers has found that three commercial facial analysis programs demonstrated significant error rates in determining the gender of any subject that wasn't white and male.



i knew there was a reason why people wore black ski masks when committing crimes.

In other words the system is misogynist and racist... Interesting....


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[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Bumping old thread with new relevant information .....


"Dec. 20 (UPI) -- A Federal Trade Commission order Tuesday banned Rite Aid from using artificial intelligence facial recognition surveillance technology for five years because it falsely tagged women and people of color as shoplifters.

"Rite Aid's reckless use of facial surveillance systems left its customers facing humiliation and other harms, and its order violations put consumers' sensitive information at risk," said a statement from FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Samuel Levine.

Levine called it a groundbreaking order as he vowed the FTC "will be vigilant in protecting the public from unfair biometric surveillance and unfair data security practices.""

FTC bans Rite Aid facial recognition over 'reckless' use - UPI.com

A Federal Trade Commission order Tuesday banned Rite Aid from using artificial intelligence facial recognition surveillance technology for five years because it falsely tagged women and people of color as shoplifters.

www.upi.com