Lawmakers call Jeff Bezos to account for 'Amazon Rekognition' A.I. flap

Dozens of members of Congress joined forces to request Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos explain the recent "Rekognition" facial recognition flap that misidentified 28 members of Congress as suspected criminals. Bezos does have some questions to answer. It's the least he can do after his artificial intelligence software mistook the faces of more than two dozen lawmakers for mugshots in police files. The American Civil Liberties Union first found the discrepancy; Reps. John Lewis and Tom Garrett, contacted by The Washington Times for response, put out a bipartisan statement, along with Rep. Jimmy Gomez, criticizing the technology. Several other affected members of Congress contacted for comment by The Washington Times failed to respond.