An Amazon sign is pictured at company headquarters on May 20, 2021, in Seattle. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) Amazon says DOJ disclosure doesn’t indicate violation of facial recognition moratorium The statement came after FedScoop reporting noting that, according to the DOJ, the FBI is in the “initiation” phase of using Rekognition. Jan 26, 2024 By Madison Alder Rebecca Heilweil
Sen. Rob Portman (U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Flickr) Senate’s new AI caucus will work toward ‘responsible policy’ The group will help connect members of Congress and their staff to AI experts from academia, the private sector and other areas of government. Mar 13, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
(Getty Images) Study finds biases in Amazon Rekognition’s facial analysis tool The main focus of the study is on whether publicly calling out biased algorithms actually leads companies to make improvements. Jan 25, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
(Getty Images) Shareholders also want Amazon to stop selling facial recognition tech to government Rekognition is under fire, again. Jan 17, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
(Getty Images) Lawmakers demand answers on Amazon Rekognition (again) The lawmakers feel they didn't receive "sufficient" answers to two letters from July. Nov 30, 2018 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier