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AI facial recognition oversight lagging far behind technology, watchdogs warn

2026-05-03 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian

Britain's own biometrics watchdogs are admitting that AI facial recognition isn't as accurate as police claimed — shocking absolutely no one who's been falsely flagged while buying groceries. Turns out deploying surveillance tech first and writing oversight laws later isn't the winning strategy they thought it was.

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