Re:Huntington Park’s “RoboCop” stores pedestrians’ faces, sc...
by runlevel1 on Saturday August 10, 2019 @09:13AM
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Can, and has. [^1]
These are the documented instances, but it can be difficult to determine when such systems are being used in the first place:
Muckrock and Rutgers have been asking governing bodies (via FOIA) whether they're using automated decision-making systems and, if so, how. Many reject their request. [^2]
The practice of "parallel construction" could further conceal their use.
[1]: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2166207-discriminating-... [2]: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/list/?projects=84
Yes, it most certainly can. It can use the same priors that people use to be racist. In fact, it usually amplifies the racism of its training data.