Amazon halts police use of its facial recognition technology

Amazon has banned police use of its facial recognition tool for a year. Studies by MIT Media Lab show that facial recognition tools are prone to errors, especially with people of color. Amazon's tool mislabeled women of color as men 31% of the time, while Microsoft's error rate was 1.5%. Amazon, Google, and IBM have exited the law enforcement facial recognition market, leaving Clearview AI as a major player.

What action did Amazon take regarding its facial recognition tool and police use?

• Amazon expanded its facial recognition tool to more police departments.

• Amazon banned police use of its facial recognition tool for a year.

• Amazon improved the accuracy of its facial recognition tool.

• Amazon sold its facial recognition tool to another company.

According to MIT Media Lab, which group is most affected by errors in facial recognition tools?

• Men

• Elderly people

• People of color

• Children

What was the error rate of Amazon's facial recognition tool in mislabeling women of color?

• 5%

• 31%

• 15%

• 50%

Which company had a significantly lower error rate compared to Amazon in identifying women of color?

• Microsoft

• Google

• IBM

• Clearview AI

Which company claims its facial recognition product is effective after others exited the market?

• Clearview AI

• IBM

• Google

• Amazon