• quick_snail@feddit.nl
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    At least three other Black people have been similarly arrested by police using facial recognition in Detroit, prompting legal advocates to push the agency to adopt stringent rules establishing the use of facial recognition software to assemble lineups. The NYPD has no such safeguards in place, and it’s unclear whether it will anytime soon

    That’s ridiculous.

    We don’t need stringent rules. We need to completely prevent any police officer from using AI of any kind.

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      5 days ago

      The NYPD has an $11 billion budget. Give 'em a break, they’re running on fumes over there.

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      It’s not that it’s bad at identifying them, it’s bad at distinguishing them. They built the software equivalent of “they all look the same to me”