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Thomas Macaulay @ The Next Web · 07/16/2021 09:32 EDT

Black teen misidentified by facial recognition sparks fears of machine-driven segregation

A 14-year-old Black girl has become another victim of a facial recognition failure. Lamya Robinson was kicked out of a skating rink in Michigan after a facial recognition system misidentified the teen as someone who’d been banned by the business. The incident has escalated concerns about machine-driven segregation. But let’s dive into what exactly happened. Not even skating is safe from facial recognition When Robinson tried to enter the roller skating rink, staff stopped her because, they said, she had pre

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