Orlando, FL completed its second pilot of Rekognition police department facial-recognition platform
Orlando, FL completed its second pilot of Rekognition
The city has completed their second pilot of Rekognition, a facial-recognition platform by Amazon, and concluded that they will not be using the software after testing it on police staff. City officials stated that they lacked sufficient resources to continue testing the product.
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Facial Recognition Pilot Program - City of Orlando
Due to the potential value that facial recognition technology could have in furthering public safety efforts, the city conducted two pilots to evaluate and further internally test Amazon Web Service’s facial recognition technology.
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City officials said they cannot dedicate the resources needed to continue using the much-criticized technology.
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The city did not have sufficient resources to continue testing the product.
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