QUESTION
Does AI in Photo Array Assembly Risk Introducing Bias?
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Council Member Althea Stevens inquires if artificial intelligence (AI) used in assembling photo arrays for identification processes might introduce biases. The NYPD representative acknowledges not knowing the specifics of the technology employed, indicating that while human intervention is minimal to avoid bias, concerns exist about inherent biases within AI technologies. Stevens emphasizes the need for further examination of the technology, especially regarding facial recognition accuracy across different demographics, and requests follow-up information for the committee.
Althea Stevens
1:09:01
I'm gonna start one with when computer assemble the photo array, is this done using AI and have identified identifying biases and using that program?
1:09:10
Has there been any anything identifying biases?
Josh Levin
1:09:18
So I would have to double check about how the technology exactly assembles it.
1:09:22
What I know is that a human being doesn't do it, so there's no taint, there's no bias, but how the act unless you're
Althea Stevens
1:09:28
Well, we know a lot of the AI technology does have biases.
1:09:31
So True.
1:09:32
Even if it's human.
1:09:33
That doesn't mean there's not biases.
1:09:34
So I just wanna make
Josh Levin
1:09:35
sure you're made by that people.
1:09:36
Exactly.
1:09:37
I got you.
1:09:37
I I get that.
1:09:38
Trust me.
1:09:39
Mhmm.
1:09:39
But I don't wanna speak, we we tried to prep a lot of topics so we could come here and open.
1:09:43
That's that's something I need to look into.
Christopher Leon Johnson
1:09:45
Okay.
Althea Stevens
1:09:46
So if you when when you look into that, definitely, if you could send that to the committee staff so we can start to deep dive a little deeper into that because I think that that's one of the things that needs to be talked about.
1:09:56
Right?
1:09:56
Like, there are some biases and and even thinking about, you know, when we're talking about facial recognition, all those things that we're improving that there's been viscosity, especially when it comes to people of Doctor Hughes and others.