Suspended São Paulo Facial Recognition Program Highlights Need for Transparent AI Governance
April 12, 2018
A facial recognition program in São Paulo Metro Stations was halted due to a court ruling, addressing concerns over potential integration with other surveillance systems and lack of transparency regarding biometric data collection. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). JOIN US: Stay informed about safe and secure AI initiatives and help us establish guardrails for responsible AI.
- Alleged deployer
- companhia-do-metropolitano-de-sao-paulo
- Alleged developer
- securos
- Alleged harmed parties
- sao-paulo-metro-users, sao-paulo-citizens
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/184
Data source
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