Research to improve facial biometrics-based gender classification LGBTQ inclusivity criticized
A research paper attempting to model gender as a continuum to reduce bias and increase inclusivity in facial recognition applications…
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Biometrics enable researchers to identify individuals from exposed video conference data
Israeli researchers from Ben Gurion University of the Negev warn that third-parties can easily infiltrate video conference meetings and can…
Facial recognition needs auditing and ethics standards to be safe, AI Now bias critic argues
The artificial intelligence community needs to begin developing the vocabulary to define and clearly explain the harms the technology can…
Canadian forensic scientist introduces slime-based fingerprint detection to enhance visibility
A forensic science graduate of the University of Toronto Mississauga has developed an innovative ‘slime’-based fingerprint technique to improve fingerprint…
Google’s TensorFlow gets a new test for training data leaks
Google late last month debuted experimental tests for its TensorFlow Privacy library designed to reduce the degree to which machine…
Researchers use facial recognition to identify patients in Kenya, develop custom 3D-printed masks
An open source biometric facial recognition system described in a study by Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine at Vanderbilt University Martin…
Bringing order to biometrics purchases and use by police to be a tough fight
New federal legislation that would sic science on biometrics in policing faces a nearly vertical climb even as a majority…
Biometrics researchers recognized for computer science innovation and bias work
Renowned biometrics expert Anil K. Jain, Michigan State Researcher and Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering, tops the 2020 global…
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…
Scientists, sociologists speak out against biometrics research that allegedly predicts criminals
Back in May, a group of professors and a Ph.D. student from Harrisburg University in Pennsylvania claimed to have developed…
