"The report from Cambridge University researchers found the Essex police system was more likely to correctly identify men than women and was statistically significantly more likely to correctly identify Black participants than participants from other ethnic groups."
"Of the six false positive identifications observed in this test, four involved Black individuals. Given that observations of Black subjects constituted 536/2,251 (23.8 per cent) of the sample, the observed imbalance is unlikely to be due to chance alone."
"The finding should be treated as suggestive rather than conclusive, it added."
Essex Police has paused the use of live facial recognition technology following a study that suggested it was more likely to identify Black individuals on a watchlist. The study found that the system was more accurate in identifying men than women and had a higher success rate for Black participants compared to others. The police force plans to update the system with the algorithm provider's assistance. The findings indicate a need for further investigation into the technology's effectiveness and potential biases.
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