The Unmanned Systems Association of Virginia supports HB1851. It is a positive step towards ensuring Virginia remains a leader in the unmanned industry.

To date, no position. I will be available to answer factual questions, if the committee needs. mark.flynn@doav.virginia.gov

I can't see how we can vote for something that can easily put innocent African Americans, people of color, in jail. This technology that tagged 2 African Americans as gorillas. See evidence below. https://www.wired.com/story/best-algorithms-struggle-recognize-black-faces-equally/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/mzhang/2015/07/01/google-photos-tags-two-african-americans-as-gorillas-through-facial-recognition-software/ https://thecrimereport.org/2019/12/20/facial-recognition-software-misreads-african-american-faces-study/ https://howafrica.com/black-man-files-lawsuit-after-spending-10-days-in-jail-thanks-to-facial-recognition-software/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/19/federal-study-confirms-racial-bias-many-facial-recognition-systems-casts-doubt-their-expanding-use/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/facial-recognition-race-1.5403899 https://www.cnet.com/news/why-facial-recognitions-racial-bias-problem-is-so-hard-to-crack/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/04/the-underlying-bias-of-facial-recognition-systems/476991/