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On the recordSeptember 16, 2020
NIST [National Institute of Standards and Technology], in a study I think last year, found that African-American and Asian faces--we are talking about facial recognition in targeting, identifying--10 to 100 times more likely to be falsely identified than Caucasian.
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Anthony G. Brown
Maryland

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Brown cites a NIST study highlighting racial bias in facial recognition technology.

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