Progressing Ethical AI in Inclusive Face Recognition Biometrics

Published Date: 20/07/2024

Cisco partners with NGO Simprints to advance ethical, inclusive AI for face recognition biometrics, promoting digital identity, and access to critical services

"In the pursuit of advancing digital identity and access to critical services, Cisco has partnered with NGO Simprints to develop ethical and inclusive face recognition biometrics. This innovative technology has the potential to address the issue of 850 million people globally lacking formal ID, making it challenging for governments and organizations to ensure essential services and resources reach their target populations.

Simprints' biometric solutions prioritize privacy, providing people with a safe digital identity and ensuring every vaccine, every dollar, and every public good reaches those who need them most. Research shows that digital biometric registries are 12.5 percent more accurate and can be searched three times faster than paper records.

Cisco began supporting Simprints in 2018 as part of their One Billion Lives goal, an ambitious mission to change one billion individual lives through social impact investments. With the latest Global Impact Grant, Simprints is advancing their ethical, inclusive face recognition AI and making it open-source.

The need for ethical face recognition AI is pressing, as many commercial solutions exhibit bias, mis-identifying African and Asian faces up to 100 times more than Caucasian faces. Simprints aims to reduce bias by training and testing on diverse data sets and exploring the application of synthetically-generated face images.

Simprints' solutions have been used by humanitarian organizations in Nigeria, Somalia, and Kenya to prevent fraud and ensure aid distribution programs reach intended recipients. They have also partnered with international Ministries of Health to expand their reach.

By making their biometric solutions open-source, Simprints envisions increasing their impact tenfold and empowering teams to reach 20 million people with healthcare and humanitarian aid.

Cisco's ongoing support has been instrumental in Simprints' mission to become a digital public good. The latest Global Impact Grant has enabled Simprints to accelerate the integration of ethical AI into their platforms and move towards open-source.

Information 

Cisco is a technology conglomerate that has been supporting Simprints since 2018 as part of their One Billion Lives goal.

Simprints is a nonprofit organization that develops biometric ID technology with privacy at its core.

Cisco Systems, Inc. is a leading technology company that has been driving digital transformation for over three decades.

Simprints is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing technology for good."

FAQs:

"Q: What is the issue that Simprints' biometric solutions aim to address?

A: Simprints' biometric solutions aim to address the issue of 850 million people globally lacking formal ID, making it challenging for governments and organizations to ensure essential services and resources reach their target populations.

Q: What is the bias exhibited by many commercial face recognition solutions?

A: Many commercial face recognition solutions exhibit bias, mis-identifying African and Asian faces up to 100 times more than Caucasian faces.

Q: What is the goal of Simprints' open-source initiative?

A: Simprints' open-source initiative aims to increase their impact tenfold and empower teams to reach 20 million people with healthcare and humanitarian aid.

Q: How has Cisco supported Simprints?

A: Cisco has supported Simprints since 2018 as part of their One Billion Lives goal, providing funding and resources to advance Simprints' biometric solutions.

Q: What is the potential impact of Simprints' technology?

A: Simprints' technology has the potential to ensure that thousands more people across the world can access life-saving health and aid."

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