QUESTION
What is the accuracy of modern facial recognition technology according to industry representatives?
3:33:09
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The industry representative states that leading facial recognition technologies today have over 99% accuracy across demographics according to government testing under NIST, with 97.5% accuracy across 70 demographic factors measured.
- Modern facial recognition technology has significantly improved since 2012
- Industry testimony cites accuracy rates over 99% for leading technologies
- According to NIST testing, top facial recognition is 97.5% accurate across 70 demographic factors
- This contrasts with previous claims that the technology is inaccurate
Robert Holden
3:33:09
Well, Mister Parker, I'm gonna give you a chance to to opine on this because what what we just heard is that the facial recognition software there is bias.
3:33:22
And maybe that was the case, like you said, in 2012.
3:33:26
What's the you in your testimony here, in written testimony, you you state numbers, could you wanna repeat what you wrote here?
Jake Parker
3:33:33
Yes.
Robert Holden
3:33:33
So I think we need to hear this because There's a shop lift lifting epidemic in New York City.
3:33:39
And the timing of this bill, 217, is curious.
3:33:43
I just find it strange.
3:33:45
But give give us the updated 2024 accuracy of facial recognition.
Jake Parker
3:33:51
So and so with that type of application, there's two things that key is the technology performance, but also the governance structure that goes around it.
3:33:58
So on the technology performance, today's facial recognition technology, leading technologies, as measured by the government's program under NIST, are all over 99% accurate across the board and on across 70 different demographic factors they measure, it's 97.5 percent accurate.
3:34:15
So that's a far cry from where we were just deep.
Robert Holden
3:34:17
So we keep hearing how it's not accurate, but you're saying, and you're in the industry, it's accurate.
