Suspension of face authentication using Amazon AI Impact of racial discrimination protest 15:23 on June 11
Amazon.com of the United States announced that it will stop providing facial recognition technology services using AI to the police. Regarding the use of face recognition technology for criminal investigation, there is concern that there is a difference in accuracy between races and it may lead to discriminatory response, and there is a growing voice of protest against racism. There is a view that they have received and decided to stop.
Amazon.com announced on the 10th that it will suspend the provision of its own AI-based face recognition technology service to the police for one year.
Amazon said in a statement, "We have called on the government to enforce stronger regulations to use technology ethically and properly, but hope that a one-year grace period will establish the appropriate rules in parliament." is.
With regard to face recognition technology, various verification results have shown that the accuracy of identification of black people is lower than that of white people, and that the data that is the basis of AI may reflect prejudices between races and researchers and human rights groups. There was concern that it could lead to discriminatory response when used for criminal investigation.
Amazon hasn't clarified the reason for this decision, but the media has seen increased racism protests and criticism of police response in the US following the death of a black man. In response, some people say that they have decided to stop.
Regarding face recognition technology, IBM also provided all services, saying in a letter to Congress on the 8th that "providers and users have a common responsibility to verify and report whether there is a bias in AI judgment" It has announced that it will stop and asks Congress to develop rules.
NEC also provides a system "There is no risk of racial discrimination"
With face recognition technology using AI, NEC also provides a system for analyzing images and images in criminal investigations to US investigation agencies.
According to NEC, our face recognition technology has almost no difference in the accuracy of authentication between races, and there is no risk of racial discrimination, so we will continue to consider privacy and human rights and follow the system of each country. Will be provided.