Report: Massive errors found in facial recognition tech


The study showed "false positives" rates for Asian and African American as much as 100 times higher than for whites. — AFP Relaxnews

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 deployment of the artificial intelligence technology.

The study of dozens of facial recognition algorithms showed "false positives" rates for Asian and African American as much as 100 times higher than for whites.

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