[Opens WSJ] Today, a wealthy, white, ex-hedge fund guy said facial recognition is fine. He quotes cops, cites Amazon's PR that it has no racial biases, and... [rubs eyes] ...opens with noted pioneer of eugenics and 'race betterment', Francis Galton.https://www.wsj.com/articles/have-no-fear-of-facial-recognition-11564955494 …
Stop dealing in stereotypes, Kate. There’s nothing wrong with being wealthy, white, or an ex-hedge fund guy. A piece about a technology does well to quote its users and providers. And Galton was one of the founders of statistics.
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Pedro, you miss my point. He is precisely the person *least* likely to feel the downsides of facial recognition. Studies show that’s people of color, the poor, and women. He spoke to none of them (although he did choose to tell a hearsay story of a black offender).
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And yes, Galton’s role in the history of stasistics is particularly important here - and how he used it for race science. They should be understood together. Like this op ed, being willfully blind to the multiple sides of a story does not end well.
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Pedro if you are interested in nuanced takes on stereotypes and stats, I am one department over at UW and more than happy to chat about the framing and issues here as soon as I get back from interning with Kate.
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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