AI Today Podcast: The Challenges and Issues with Facial Recognition

At a very fundamental level facial recognition is a way of recognizing a human face through technology. Seems straight forward enough, right? Not so fast. For many industries, facial recognition technology is still a gray area, clouded with mystery and mistrust. In this episode of the AI Today podcast, hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer provide an overview of how facial recognition works, discuss the concerns and issues around facial recognition technology, news about how the technology was misused or raised ethical concerns, and pose the question: Is facial recognition technology a technology that is too difficult to get right in practice? Show Notes: Cognitive Project Management for AI (CPMAI)​​IRS announces it will stop use of facial recognition for identity verificationIRS facial recognition move raises bias, privacy concernsIRS Will Soon Require Selfies for Online AccessLawmakers want IRS to address security concerns with use of facial recognition on taxpayersGoogle reportedly targeted people with 'dark skin' to improve facial recognitionAmazon face recognition falsely matches 28 lawmakers with mugshots, ACLU saysWorldwide Laws and Regulations Report 2021Lawsuit Claims Apple’s In-Store Facial Recognition Led to a False Arrest