Massive errors found in facial recognition tech: US study

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WASHINGTON — Facial recognition systems can produce wildly inaccurate results, especially for non-whites, according to a US government study released Thursday that is likely to raise fresh doubts on d

eployment of the artificial intelligence technology.

The study comes amid widespread deployment of facial recognition for law enforcement, airports, border security, banking, retailing, schools and for personal technology such as unlocking smartphones. "A false negative might be merely an inconvenience -- you can't get into your phone, but the issue can usually be re-mediated by a second attempt," said lead researcher Patrick Grother.

However, some algorithms developed in Asian countries produced similar accuracy rates for matching between Asian and Caucasian faces -- which the researchers said suggests these disparities can be corrected.

 

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