(Top) Buolamwini and collogues assessed the accuracy of AI based gender classification products from three major companies published in 2018. (Bottom) A follow-up study in 2019 also examined results from an Amazon facial recognition product. All products performed better on: 1) male versus females faces, and 2) subjects with lighter versus darker skin colour. The Largest Gap column in the table shows the difference between darker skin female faces compared to lighter skin male faces. IBM pledged to halt development of FRT, while Microsoft and Amazon have paused deployment of their technologies for the time being. Credit: Courtesy of Joy Buolamwini.
