It’s time to address facial recognition, the most troubling law enforcement AI tool
Appeared In: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Publication Date: November 10, 2021
Excerpt From the Article:
Since a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd in March 2020 and re-ignited massive Black Lives Matter protests, communities across the country have been re-thinking law enforcement, from granular scrutiny of the ways that police use force to overarching criticism of racial bias in policing. Minneapolis, where Floyd was killed, even held a vote on whether to do away with the police department and replace it with a social-service oriented agency. Amid the push for reform, one trend in policing is in urgent need of overhaul: police departments’ expanding use of artificial intelligence, namely facial recognition, to aid crime fighting.
Ford, T. (2021, November 10). It’s time to address facial recognition, the most troubling law enforcement AI tool. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.