Algorithmic Justice League founder Joy Buolamwini signs book deal with Random House
Joy Buolamwini, Ghanaian-American computer scientist, digital activist and founder of the Algorithmic Justice League (AJL), has sealed a book deal with Random…
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Buolamwini, Gebru and Raji win AI Innovation Award for research into biometric bias
Biometrics researchers Joy Buolamwini, Timnit Gebru, and Inioluwa Raji have won the AI for Good category in VentureBeat’s AI Innovation…
Buolamwini responds to Amazon as police admit facial recognition recommendations not followed
MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini has responded to criticisms of her study on algorithmic bias in services offered by…
New facial biometric bias study from Buolamwini fans flames of controversy
Significant improvements have been made recently in the poor accuracy of facial recognition algorithms for recognizing women with darker skin,…
Biometrics providers getting lift and seeking clarity from public policy
Collaborations on biometrics and digital wallets to assist further development related to public policy made up the top stories of…
Facial analysis still biased, press still confusing it with facial recognition
An assistant professor at the University of Maryland performed an audit of leading facial recognition services Government Technology claims, and…
Ignoring race in health care AI solves nothing. There is a better option
Talk about a contrarian stance. A stats-and-analysis team from RAND Corp. says predicting a patient’s race and ethnicity can result…
SIA blasts misrepresentation of facial recognition studies
Reading articles about facial recognition in consumer publications could lead one to believe the technology is highly inaccurate and biased,…
US federal lawmakers reintroduce biometric surveillance moratorium
A proposed U.S. moratorium on the use of biometrics for surveillance by federal agencies has been revived by Democrats in…
Four biometrics acquisitions in a week highlighted by ID R&D, Trueface deals
The $49 million dollar acquisition of contactless biometrics and passive liveness leader leader ID R&D by Mitek is just one…
