"It's been demonstrated that bias can creep in, depending on what databases you're using and who's in the database, and the algorithms themselves."
Mr Green said when facial recognition is used by matching a particular image in a database to someone in a crowd — otherwise known as the"one to many" approach — bias could evolve in the use of the technology."The technology is getting better, but it's been demonstrated that bias can creep in depending on what databases you're using and who's in the database, and then also the algorithms themselves.
"It's been highlighted in the US and in the UK where certain populations are represented in databases more broadly — so African Americans. "I would imagine in Australia there's a potential for ethnic minorities to be over-represented in the justice system, to be singled out in the crowds more readily just because there are more images [in the database]."
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