RACIAL BIAS / FACIAL RECOGNITION – Researcher Lucy Satheesan tested Proctorio's OpenCV-based facial detection models against 11,000 images from the FairFace dataset.
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RACIAL BIAS / FACIAL RECOGNITION – Researcher Lucy Satheesan tested Proctorio's OpenCV-based facial detection models against 11,000 images from the FairFace dataset. Models failed to detect faces in images labeled as containing [name] faces 57% of the time.
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Multiple online courses
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Mixed
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In May 2021, ProctorU (distinct from Proctorio but using similar technology) announced it would discontinue AI-only proctoring. Proctorio disputed findings. Multiple Black students continued reporting issues. Scientific community confirmed bias via ACM FAccT 2025 paper on OpenCV performance disparity by skin lightness.
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