Use of Garda body cameras will be 'ineffective and inherently flawed'

Dáil committee to scrutinise the draft Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) bill, which serves to add the use of FRT to agreed legislation for the introduction of Garda body cameras as standard in Ireland.

The proposed use by gardaí of facial recognition technology (FRT) runs the risk of deploying a technology that is “ineffective, inherently flawed, and proven to be discriminatory”, an Oireachtas committee will hear on Tuesday.

Dr Abeba Birhane, an assistant professor specialising in artificial intelligence at Trinity College’s school of computer science, will tell the justice committee that FRT, far from being a cost-effective crime-solving tool, has instead proven to be “ineffective and intrusive”.