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Facial recognition pulled from police

Facial recognition pulled from police

FromTech Life


Facial recognition pulled from police

FromTech Life

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jun 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

IBM, Amazon, and Microsoft stop providing controversial facial recognition tools for law enforcement. Do they need to go further and bin the technology for other customers? Plus, how young activists are using the latest online techniques to amplify the Black Lives Matter message. And, what’s the oldest gadget you have lying around your house, and do you still use it? Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with BBC tech reporter Jane Wakefield. Produced by Jat Gill.

(Image: Stock photo representing a facial recognition algorithm scanning an African man’s face. The tech is known to be less accurate when used to scan faces with darker skin, leading to the possibility of discrimination. Credit: Getty Images).
Released:
Jun 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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