Man arrested after facial recognition software mistakenly identifies him

[Shaul]

Randal Reid of the great state of Georgia was arrested on a warrant issued by Louisiana. The warrant was for the crime of theft and issued based on his identification by facial recognition software. Except the software had made a mistake and he was not the person that committed the crime.

Facial recognition tool led to mistaken arrest of Georgia man, lawyer says

 

[Shaul]

Of course there are more issues involved in this case than just technology issues. There are also civil rights issues involved. But this was the best fitting forum I could find.

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

The problem with facial recognition software is it seems to be quite often wrong, and it also tends to be worse at distinguishing between African American people - which, when push comes to shove, really isn't a good look - let alone not being good for the innocent people affected.

 

[John53]

It doesn't say how long before the error was discovered. Unless I missed that.

 

[John53]

The problem with facial recognition software is it seems to be quite often wrong, and it also tends to be worse at distinguishing between African American people - which, when push comes to shove, really isn't a good look - let alone not being good for the innocent people affected.

But to play devils advocate... is it worth it if a potential serial killer such as Bundy/BTK/Ridgeway is caught early in their career?

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

But to play devils advocate... is it worth it if a potential serial killer such as Bundy/BTK/Ridgeway is caught early in their career?

I see it as, although that is a positive, the bad might outweigh the good in general, with this technology.

But I could be wrong.

 

[Revoltingest]

Human cops appear to be even worse at recognizing their targets.
Facial recognition is useful, but there are bugs in the software, &
in protocols for using the results.

 

[Revoltingest]

Human cops appear to be even worse at recognizing their targets.
Facial recognition is useful, but there are bugs in the software, &
in protocols for using the results.

AI could be quite useful to find people who've
aged, lost weight, wear disguising features, etc.
But cops should be careful about using it, lest
they fall into the trap....
"But the computer said so!".

 

[Twilight Hue]

Randal Reid of the great state of Georgia was arrested on a warrant issued by Louisiana. The warrant was for the crime of theft and issued based on his identification by facial recognition software. Except the software had made a mistake and he was not the person that committed the crime.

Facial recognition tool led to mistaken arrest ofp Georgia man, lawyer says

Like I mentioned elsewhere, technology ai, will stop being a tool and take on a role as an offical.

 

[Guitar's Cry]

Good reason to keep masking in public...

 

[Polymath257]

Facial recognition is one tool. It makes mistakes, but so do human eye-witnesses.

How many people have been falsely arrested/convicted because a human misidentified them?

 

[Twilight Hue]

Of course there are more issues involved in this case than just technology issues. There are also civil rights issues involved. But this was the best fitting forum I could find.

I'm wondering how this was deployed. Are there enforcement officers walking around with cameras or is there government surveillance hardware posted all over the place?

 

[Shaul]

I'm wondering how this was deployed. Are there enforcement officers walking around with cameras or is there government surveillance hardware posted all over the place?

In this case, according to the article, there were cameras in the stores where the thefts took place.

 

[Revoltingest]

I'm wondering how this was deployed. Are there enforcement officers walking around with cameras or is there government surveillance hardware posted all over the place?

Soon cops will have that ability.

 

[Twilight Hue]

In this case, according to the article, there were cameras in the stores where the thefts took place.

Facial recognition in Stores?

Sounds like communist China.