Rite Aid’s AI facial recognition falsely flagged people of color as shoplifters – The New York Times
Pharmacy chain Rite Aid used facial recognition technology to falsely and disproportionately identify people of color and women as likely shoplifters, the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday, describing a system that embarrassed customers and raised new concerns about the biases embedded in such technologies let . Under the terms of a settlement, Rite Aid will … [Read more…]