A 61-year-old man alleges that a facial recognition algorithm used a mugshot from the 1980s to ID him in a crime he didn't commit.

Man Jailed, Raped, and Beaten After False Facial Recognition Match, $10M Lawsuit Alleges::A 61-year-old man alleges that a facial recognition algorithm used a mugshot from the 1980s to ID him in a crime he didn’t commit.

  • BeatTakeshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    10 months ago

    These pseudo identification systems have been around in police TV shows for 40 years, so of course a nobody in front of a system that says “there is a match” will get excited about it and won’t change his mind. Unless it is a blonde young lady or grey haired old caucasian, the police won’t have second thoughts either. What a fucked up reality