Chinese Tech Firms Allegedly Developed Facial Recognition to Identify People by Race, Targeting Uyghur Muslims

July 20, 2018

Patent applications expose the development of race-based facial recognition technology by Chinese tech firms, potentially leading to persecution and discrimination against Uyghur Muslims. Emphasizing responsible AI governance, Project Cerebellum encourages the mapping and management of such incidents to ensure safe and secure AI practices.

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Alleged deployer: none
Alleged developer: huawei, megvii, sensetime, alibaba, baibu
Alleged harmed parties: uyghur-people

Source

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