Essex Police paused use of live facial recognition technology after a University of Cambridge study found the AI-enabled cameras were statistically significantly more likely to correctly identify black people than those of other ethnicities. The pause was revealed by the Information Commissioner's Office, which regulates the technology deployed by at least 13 police forces across England and Wales.
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Essex Police paused use of live facial recognition technology after a University of Cambridge study found the AI-enabled cameras were statistically significantly more likely to correctly identify black people than those of other ethnicities. The pause was revealed by the Information Commissioner's Office, which regulates the technology deployed by at least 13 police forces across England and Wales.