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‘Urgent clarity’ sought over racial bias in UK police facial recognition technology

Artificial Intelligence, Data visualisations, Facial recognition, Home Office, Police, Race, Regulators, Technology, UK news

Testing showing racial bias against black and Asian people prompts watchdog to ask Home Office for explanationThe UK’s data protection watchdog has asked the Home Office for “urgent clarity” over racial bias in police facial recognition technology before considering its next steps.The Home Office has admitted that the technology was “more likely to incorrectly include […]

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Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects

Artificial Intelligence, Facial recognition, Home Office, Police, Politics, Technology, UK news

Calls for review after technology found to return more false positives for ‘some demographic groups’ on certain settingsMinisters are facing calls for stronger safeguards on the use of facial recognition technology after the Home Office admitted it is more likely to incorrectly identify black and Asian people than their white counterparts on some settings.Following the

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