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Self-driving vehicles may be inherently racist because they re unable to detect dark-skinned faces in the dark, experts have warned.
The Law Commission says racial bias has crept into the design of vehicles and automated systems , which could have disastrous consequences.
Autonomous vehicles are powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that s trained to detect pedestrians in order to know when to stop and avoid a collision.
But this inherent bias effectively means anyone with a non-white skin tone might be at greater risk of being involved in an accident in poor light conditions.
Self-driving vehicles may also be prejudiced against women and the mobility-impaired, because their operating systems have largely been created by able-bodied men, according to the Law Commission.
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Updated: 18 Apr 2021, 16:25
DRIVERLESS cars could be ‘racist’ and ‘sexist’ when spotting people on the road, an official report has warned.
Self-driving vehicles may “struggle to recognise dark-skinned faces in the dark” according to the Law Commission, which is drawing up legal framework on the futuristic technology.
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There are fears that facial recognition software may be less accurate at detecting “non-white and non-male faces”.
Wearing “long skirts or robes” could also cause issue with the onboard computer because “leg movements may not be as pronounced” as if the pedestrian was wearing trousers.
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