Facial recognition software might be the world’s most divisive technology. Law enforcement agencies and some companies use it to identify suspects and victims by matching photos and video with databases like driver’s license records. But civil liberties groups say facial recognition contributes to privacy erosion, reinforces bias against black people and is prone to misuse. Some proposals to restructure police departments call for tighter restrictions on their use of facial recognition. Timnit Gebru, a leader of Google’s ethical artificial intelligence team, explained why she believes that facial recognition is too dangerous to be used right now for law enforcement purposes.

Source: New York Times June 09, 2020 19:05 UTC