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to Democratic senators, including Jerry Nadler , Kamala Harris and Cory Booker , calling for racial justice reform.
He wrote, “We believe now is the time to begin a national dialogue on whether and how facial recognition technology should be employed by domestic law enforcement agencies.”Krishna added that IBM “firmly opposes” the use of facial recognition technology inconsistent with the firm’s Principles of Trust and Transparency, which promotes “responsible and transparent” use of AI and “transformative innovations.
In the letter, Krishna said IBM is seeking to work with Congress on issues of police reform and “holding police more accountable for misconduct.”by researchers Joy Buolamwini and Timnit Gebru, have revealed the extent of bias in facial recognition tech and how this leads to a disproportionate targeting of people on the basis of race or ethnicity, as well as violation of privacy.
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