The Science Lab: Not All Faces are Alike

Facial recognition technology has encountered controversy over claims of bias, and research at Notre Dame has uncovered that the accuracy of face recognition is different for different demographic groups. The same research is beginning to uncover the causes of these differences. Meanwhile, also learn how data can benefit society, along with the challenges that come with relying only upon the numbers.

Listen to a live discussion with Marie Lynn Miranda, the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost of the University of Notre Dame and a professor of applied and computational mathematics and statistics (ACMS), and Kevin Bowyer, the Shubmehl-Prein Professor of Computer Science and Engineering recorded on Friday, October 23, at 12 p.m. ET. 

Read the recap here: https://think.nd.edu/tsl-1-2/

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