July 28, 2018
You ask me, this Amazon robot is pretty smart....
Amazon robot mistakes members of Congress for criminals
In a new series of tests by the American Civil Liberties Union, a whopping 28 members of Congress have been matched by Amazon’s
Rekognition facial identification software with mugshots of known
criminals. The software, which is reportedly already in use by a number
of law enforcement agencies, apparently has some very serious
limitations...
Jack Kemp
click on title to see the full article at the NY Post.
Identifying a criminal can be tricky for law enforcement when they’re
on the hunt for a wanted person, which is why many agencies have begun
to lean on technology for help. Facial recognition systems have gone
from a goofy sci-fi plot device to real-world use, but they’re not
always super accurate.
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This recalls another thing that I learned decades ago on a vacation. I was visiting the Harrah's Auto Museum in Reno (today part of that collection is in the Reno based National Automobile Museum). Listening to a tour guide describe some fancy 1930s Packard automobile that cost $40,000 in those days (cigarettes were five cents a pack). The guide said that the only people who bought these Packards were gangsters and politicians - and then he noted the similarities.
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Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at July 29, 2018 08:26 AM (/70h0)
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Can you imagine a tour guide being that honest these days, and getting away with it?
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at July 29, 2018 05:43 PM (Grtv4)
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