The unseen Black faces of AI algorithms
Abeba Birhane
Abstract
An audit of commercial facial-analysis tools found that dark-skinned faces are misclassified at a much higher rate than are faces from any other group. Four years on, the study is shaping research, regulation and commercial practices. Pivotal study of facial recognition algorithms revealed racial bias.
Topics & Concepts
AuditFacial recognition systemComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceFace (sociological concept)AlgorithmMachine learningPattern recognition (psychology)LinguisticsEconomicsPhilosophyAccountingFace recognition and analysis