A 14-year-old Black girl has become another victim of a facial recognition failure.
The incident has escalated concerns about machine-driven segregation.
But lets dive into what exactly happened.
But the teenager had never even been there before.
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To me, its basically racial profiling, her mother, Juliea Robinson,told Fox 2 Detroit.
Youre just saying every young Black, brown girl with glasses fits the profile and thats not right.
The software had her daughter at a 97% match.
The girls parents said theyre considering legal action against the rink.
The errors have already led towrongful arrests.
But experts warn that the software is also propagating segregation.
Its another good reason toban the use of facial recognitionin public spaces.
Story byThomas Macaulay
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He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
