Why face recognition accuracy varies due to race

Publication date: September 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 8Author(s): Kevin BowyerThe varying accuracy of face recognition across race and gender has attracted a good deal of media attention. Publications ranging from the New York Times to Wired have carried headlines like ‘Facial Recognition Is Accurate, if You're a White Guy’ and ‘The best algorithms still struggle to recognize black faces equally’1, 2, 3. Press releases by organisations like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Georgetown Law Center on Privacy & Technology4, 5 have spurred some of this media coverage – which at times has been more sensationalised than well-informed about the technology.
Source: Biometric Technology Today - Category: Information Technology Source Type: research