False Match Alert: Amazon's Facial Recognition Mistakes 28 U.S. Congress Members for Mugshot Images
AI incident alert: Amazon's Rekognition system incorrectly identified 28 members of the U.S. Congress as criminal suspects using mugshots, highlighting concerns over the reliability and accountability of facial recognition technology. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help ensure safe and secure AI? JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/114
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Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).
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McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.
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