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A Māori technology ethicist says the government is allowing tech companies to use Māori as guinea pigs for facial recognition technology. A Māori Reference...
Māori technology ethicist Dr Karaitiana Taiuru says there is "mountains" of international research pointing to these systems being racist and Māori beneficiaries were being used as guinea pigs.
A Māori oversight group expects instances of racial bias to come through in a new government-run identification platform - but says improvements will be made.