In the Media

Vox reporter Nadra Nittle writes that Media Lab researchers have found that the Rekognition facial detection system has trouble identifying dark-skinned women. “The facial analysis technology mistook darker-skinned women for men 31 percent of the time,” Nittle explains. “Compare this to lighter-skinned women, misidentified just 7 percent of the time. And for men of any skin tone, there was virtually no misidentification.”