In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said the app's results are a “definitive” determination of someone's immigration status.

In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman’s face during an immigration raid. ICE has said the app’s results are a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status.

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  • Bazell@lemmy.zipEnglish
    5·
    2 hours ago

    It is not the evil AI what will kill us, but the stupid people using AI will.

  • dubletEnglish
    22·
    13 hours ago

    I found the implementation of the facial recognition app

    Family Guy skin colour meme

    • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
      34·
      15 hours ago

      i beg of everyone to keep an open mind and to try to remember that while this might seem like racist bullshit upon first glance, that upon further inspection you will find that the reasons for these things are also racist bullshit

      • nfhEnglish
        8·
        10 hours ago

        If you dig far enough, there’s a chance you even find some sexist bullshit in there somewhere

        • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
          7·
          10 hours ago

          you name a way to divide a people in a harmful way, they’re doing it

          • racism
          • Islamophobia
          • homophobia
          • sexism
          • transphobia
          • ablism
          • shit you ain’t never even thought of hating on

          they’re hating on it

  • db2English
    55·
    18 hours ago

    It’s definitive because they’re genuinely stupid people who aren’t capable of independent thought. Is a miracle they don’t forget how to stay standing up.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.caEnglish
    48·
    18 hours ago

    Basically ICE’s digital colour pantone. It sure does make their job at being racist easier.

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.mlEnglish
    47·
    18 hours ago

    Anyone that’s ever looked into Google Photo’s “auto tag” feature knows that facial recognition is not 100% accurate. Google has done it the longest, with the largest dataset and the most processing power, and it is still 90% accurate, at best.

  • tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    17·
    18 hours ago

    …There’s one way out, that I can see They’re betting it all on one machinee With a still-beating heart From a dream they can barely recall Before it all fell apart…

    ~Protomen / Light’s Last Stand