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Recognition technology misidentified people of color especially women, is it that accurate? how accurate is this technology? >> again, and frankly don is right. two hours ago "the new york times" dropped the case about detroit and a surveillance program they got there that involves scanning faces. i think it is like a 30% error rate of darker skin. it is kind of like you have to ask, even your laptop or the software racially profiling you. it seems like the answer is unequivocal no. literally an...

Interesting. okay. so, elliot, ive got to ask you this. because you say facial recognition technology most often misidentifies people of color, especially women. is it that accurate? how accurate is this technology? >> no, again, and frankly, don, two hours ago "the new york times" dropped a piece about detroit and a massive surveillance program theyve got there that involves scanning faces. and i think its like a 30% error rate with darker skin, african-americans, particularly african-american ...