Study: Facial recognition AI’s alright, if you’re cisgender and white

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By Tristan GreeneOct 17, 2019, 3:19 pm182 ptsTrending
I’m a cisgender white male. I can unlock my phone, sign into my bank account, and breeze through border patrol check points using my face with 98 percent accuracy. Facial recognition software is great for people who look like me. Sure, I still face the same existential dangers as everyone else: in the US and…

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