Amazon Shareholder Engagement Presentation Deck
Item 19-Shareholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Customer Use of
Certain Technologies
Why We Recommend You Vote Against This Proposal
► In the more than five years AWS has been offering Amazon Rekognition, AWS has never received a report of
Amazon Rekognition being misused in the manner posited in this proposal. We have been consistent and
proactive in our efforts to address concerns and mitigate the risk of misuse through policy and advocacy efforts,
customer contractual requirements and training, consultation with third party experts, and other policies and
practices
Amazon is committed to the responsible use of our artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) products
and services. Among other actions, we have:
Implemented a moratorium on police use of Amazon Rekognition's facial comparison feature for criminal investigations
Dedicated significant resources to machine learning accuracy and bias mitigation
Worked with leading technology companies and organizations such as the ACLU, Future of Privacy Forum, and the MIT Initiative the
Digital Economy to advance public understanding of Al technologies and address opportunities and challenges with Al technologies to
benefit people and society, focusing on areas such as ethics, fairness, inclusivity, and transparency
https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/responsible-machine-learning/
Contrary to the proponent's mischaracterization, Amazon Rekognition is not a surveillance system. Amazon
Rekognition does not collect images for users to perform searches on and does not provide any photos or data
for users to search or compare images against
Proponents: John C. Harrington, Mercy Investment Services, Inc., Providence St. Joseph Health, Adrian Dominican Sisters,
Daughters of Charity, Inc., CommonSpirit Health
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