Facial recognition technology

‘Days of gardaí trawling through hours of footage’ should be over, Minister tells conference

Watered down legislation still puts Europe ahead on regulating AI but enforcement could be held back by technological gaps

Ireland risks introducing a technology that scientific evidence has shown to be ineffective, inherently flawed and discriminatory. It’s also a threat to fundamental rights

An Garda Síochána has previously stressed limitations of intended application in Ireland and potential to improve investigations

Risks of bringing in facial recognition technology for policing ‘too high’, civil liberties groups to tell politicians