Filtering face recognition test data so male and female images share specific non-demographic attributes such as hairstyle and facial hair makes measured gender accuracy gaps nearly disappear, but the causal interpretation is not supported.
Facial recognition is accurate, if you’re a white guy,
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On the Illusion of Gender Bias in Face Recognition: Explaining the Fairness Issue Through Non-demographic Attributes
Filtering face recognition test data so male and female images share specific non-demographic attributes such as hairstyle and facial hair makes measured gender accuracy gaps nearly disappear, but the causal interpretation is not supported.