Axon CEO Says Face Recognition Isn’t Accurate Enough for Body Cams Yet
Face recognition is coming to schools, stadiums, and airports, but surprisingly not to body cameras—yet. On an earnings call Tuesday, Rick Smith, CEO of Axon, one of the largest body camera manufacturers in the U.S., said the reason was simple: In addition to privacy and policy concerns, face recognition isn’t accurate enough. The “accuracy thresholds,”…
