Detroit city adopts new rules for facial recognition technology after wrongful arrests
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On Friday, Detroit city adopted new rules for the use of AI-based facial recognition technology. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says the new set of rules should be a national standard. Law enforcement agencies across the United States use AI-based facial recognition technology to help identify criminals caught on camera. In Michigan, the AI system compares new faces to the ones in the mugshot database or driving license images. In other US regions, tools like Clearview AI are used to search through photos scraped from the internet, especially social media sites, according to a report by The New York Times. Facial recognition technology provided wrong matches A citizen Robert Williams was prisoned in Detroit jail in January 2020. He was arrested by the Detroit Police Department because facial recognition system suggested he was the culprit. The system’s match was wrong, and Williams was sued. He spent 30 hours in jail. Also read: Senators Call for Restrictions on Facial Recognition Technology in Airports On June 28, Williams got a commitment from the Detroit Police Department that they would improve as part of a legal settlement over his unjust arrest. The American Civil Liberties Union presented Mr. William as the first individual to be unjustly arrested because of the flawed facial recognition system. Williams said, “We hope that it moves the needle in the right direction.” Two other people were also arrested based on the identification of the faulty facial recognition system. An eight-month pregnant woman, Porcha Woodruff, was also among the arrestees who were wrongfully charged with car theft. Police now need proof beyond facial recognition An important new rule adopted by the city is that photos of people identified by the facial recognition system can no longer be shown to an eyewitness. This would be only allowed if there…
Filed under: News - @ June 29, 2024 4:18 pm