Stoa Policy Debate: Facial Recognition (NEG)

Resolved: The United States federal government substantially reform the use of Artificial Intelligence technology

The Affirmative plan will require federal agencies to, in most circumstances, obtain a warrant before using facial recognition technology (FRT) to track a person. The bill also mandates that the FRT algorithms used by federal agencies be tested by the NIST for bias. There are a few problems with this bill. First, FRT can’t be used as the sole evidence to arrest or convict a suspect. Second, agencies like the FBI already test there FRT systems for bias. Third, the bill has a lot of solvency issues, and requiring warrant s may not lead to any sort of accountability. Finally, using FRT systems provides evidence and leads that aren’t attainable otherwise, and restricting the use of FRT may hamper law enforcement’s ability to effectively use FRT.