Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a hearing entitled, “Facial Recognition Technology (Part III): Ensuring Commercial Transparency & Accuracy."
TAKEAWAYS
* Witnesses testified that due to security, privacy, and accuracy concerns facial recognition technology, while widely used, is not ready for prime time.
* Witnesses testified that the findings of a recently-released National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report, which stated that commercial facial recognition algorithms misidentified racial minorities, women, children, and elderly individuals at substantially higher rates, can have harmful implications for these populations.
* Chairwoman Maloney committed to introducing and marking-up common-sense facial recognition legislation in the near future.
WITNESSES
Brenda Leong
Senior Counsel and Director of AI and Ethics
Future of Privacy Forum
Dr. Charles Romine
Director, Information Technology Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Meredith Whittaker
Co-Founder and Co-Director, AI Now Institute
New York University
Daniel Castro
Vice President and Director of Center for Data Innovation
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Jake Parker
Senior Director of Government Relations
Security Industry Association (SIA)
VIDEOS
Watch Chairwoman Maloney’s opening statement.
Watch Chairwoman Maloney’s question line.
Watch Rep. Lawrence’s question line.
Watch Rep. Haaland’s question line.
Watch Rep. Pressley’s question line.
