Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 20, 2021 3:55:27 GMT 12
FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEMS TESTS FAIL TO RECORD ACCURACY FOR MĀORI
Tests of the main facial recognition (FR) system used to produce passports did not record how accurate it is on Māori.
The Department of Internal Affairs ran tests four years ago on 400,000 people's passport photos to decide which system to buy.
It has been widely reported for at least five years that facial recognition can have a higher misidentification rate with minorities, and lead to unsafe prosecutions......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/451806/facial-recognition-systems-tests-fail-to-record-accuracy-for-maori
Tests of the main facial recognition (FR) system used to produce passports did not record how accurate it is on Māori.
The Department of Internal Affairs ran tests four years ago on 400,000 people's passport photos to decide which system to buy.
It has been widely reported for at least five years that facial recognition can have a higher misidentification rate with minorities, and lead to unsafe prosecutions......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/451806/facial-recognition-systems-tests-fail-to-record-accuracy-for-maori