John Howard reflects on DHS biometrics evaluations and the AI testing landscape
When John Howard began working for SAIC at the Maryland Test Facility, biometrics was an emerging technology supported by a…
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Biometrics deployments at scale need transparency to help businesses, gain trust
The importance of biometrics testing and transparency are a recurring theme in this week’s top news stories on Biometric Update….
Prominent former MdTF biometrics researcher launches AI test and audit company
Evaluating the performance of AI is clearly an area with major growth potential. A new entrant to the area, Sensus…
DHS study suggests OFIQ value ‘extremely limited’ for its biometrics use cases
A study released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security suggests that the Open Source Face Image Quality (OFIQ) tool…
Facial recognition systems based on older methods show high levels of bias: Study
A new study has revealed troubling differences in how facial recognition systems relying on widely used, older methods in open-source…
New skin tone evaluation scale developed to improve AI fairness evaluation
An innovative development in AI skin tone measurement methods, aimed at refining how artificial intelligence interprets skin tones across diverse…
Publication of ISO standard sets up biometric bias tests and measurement
The international standard for measuring biometric bias, or demographic differentials, is now available for purchase and preview from the International…
Biometrics testing for bias standardized while contracts test patience
Biometrics standards are advancing and the testing providers that use them for evaluations are growing, but investments are still subject…
International standard for biometric bias measurement unanimously approved
A new international standard for how to test demographic differentials in biometric systems for bias has been approved, and is…
DHS selfie biometrics evaluation for remote IDV shows range in performance
Biometric face verification can be an effective tool for remote identity verification, but many systems still have some issues to…
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