Amazon facial recognition thinks 28 Congressmen look like known criminals -- at default settings

Amazon facial recognition thinks 28 Congressmen look like known criminals -- at default settings

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https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-facial-recognition-thinks-28-congressmen-look-like-known-criminals-at-default-settings/

Amazon is trying to sell its Rekognition facial recognition technology to law enforcment, but the American Civil Liberties Union doesn't think that's a very good idea. And today, the ACLU provided some seemingly compelling evidence -- by using Amazon's own tool to compare 2,500 criminal mugshots to members of Congress. 

Sure enough, Amazon's tool thought 28 different members of Congress looked like people who've been arrested.   

Amazon facial recognition thinks 28 Congressmen look like known criminals -- at default settings

Jul 26, 2018, 6:48pm UTC
https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-facial-recognition-thinks-28-congressmen-look-like-known-criminals-at-default-settings/ > Amazon is trying to sell its Rekognition facial recognition technology to law enforcment, but the American Civil Liberties Union doesn't think that's a very good idea. And today, the ACLU provided some seemingly compelling evidence -- by using Amazon's own tool to compare 2,500 criminal mugshots to members of Congress.  > Sure enough, Amazon's tool thought 28 different members of Congress looked like people who've been arrested.