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Sao Paulo Deploys World's Largest City-Run Facial Recognition System for Crime Prevention
Sao Paulo has rolled out Smart Sampa, described as the world's largest city-operated facial recognition system. The program, presented as a crime-fighting measure, faces accusations of racial profiling. Similar technologies operate in India, China, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom under vague legal frameworks.
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Sao Paulo has deployed an artificial intelligence facial recognition system called Smart Sampa. The system is presented as a measure to fight crime. It has drawn accusations of racial profiling. The deployment positions Sao Paulo as the operator of the world's largest facial recognition system run by a city.
India, China, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom have introduced comparable technologies under vague legal frameworks. A report on the system was produced by Marine Resse, Fanny Lothaire and Mélanie Blondeau.
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