Have you ever wondered how facial recognition technology succeeds so well at identifying suspects in criminal cases? The answer: It doesn’t.
Recent research at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and surveillance has revealed problems with the use of facial recognition technology for law enforcement purposes. Exposing these problems—and their implications for criminal justice—is the aim of Boogaloo Bias, an interactive artistic installation currently on display at Science Gallery Atlanta’s 2023 JUSTICE exhibition.
Exhibit creators Jennifer Gradecki and Derek Curry, both assistant professors of art and design at Northeastern University in Boston, originally developed Boogaloo Bias for Science Gallery Detroit’s 2021 TRACKED AND TRACED exhibition. When they subsequently applied to participate in JUSTICE, Science Gallery Atlanta curator Floyd Hall, who had seen their work in Detroit, invited them to participate in the Atlanta exhibition.
Boogaloo Bias gives viewers a firsthand look at what it’s like to be under technological surveillance and potentially identified as a criminal suspect. “We wanted to highlight some of the known problems with law enforcement agencies’ use of these technologies,” says Curry.
Learn more about the exhibition here.
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Jennifer Gradecki and Derek Curry
