Made in the US.: Face recognition is still far from fully accurate, particularly if you aren’t a white male.

April 23, 2019 § Leave a comment

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/19/18507789/amazon-delivery-drivers-selfies-facial-recognition-fraud-protection-flex-app?utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=71987670&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8OGXVNL6WZZM_ndEEVO4oJJMH0Uop3kFKhuaKIiqIFas58tRV91c9ycx2FAGTBP7XQi4VrlL3uRhkFHXO9IwErHUJrZg&_hsmi=71987670

We can safely assume Amazon is using its own Rekognition software, which researchers recently found misidentifies darker-skinned women nearly one-third of the time.

We can safely assume Amazon is using its own Rekognition software, which researchers recently found misidentifies darker-skinned women nearly one-third of the time.

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