WA Police’s facial recognition trial delivered strong results. But was it an ethical success?

The results of Australia’s first live facial recognition trial have been released.

Yet the key question is not whether live facial recognition technology can identify people of interest.

This question will become increasingly important as live facial recognition technology becomes more widespread.

Before and during the trial, several commentators raised ethical concerns about the use of live facial recognition technology.

The growing use of AI in policing Live facial recognition technology is not the first AI-assisted technology to be deployed in Australian law enforcement.