Racially-biased facial recognition led to bloke's arrest

Stefan Mileschin · 26th June 2020, 08:51

Bad enough when humans do it

It what is being touted as a world first, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man's arrest for a crime he did not commit becauset the AI thought all black people looked alike.

Robert Julian-Borchak Williams was in his office at an automotive supply company when he got a call from the Detroit Police Department telling him to come to the station to be arrested.

He thought it was a prank until an hour later a police car pulled up behind, blocking him in. Two officers got out and handcuffed Williams on his front lawn, in front of his wife and two young daughters, who were distraught. The police wouldn't say why he was being arrested, only showing him a piece of paper with his photo and the words "felony warrant" and "larceny".

His wife, Melissa, asked where he was being taken. "Google it", she recalls an officer replying. The police drove Williams to a detention centre. He had his mug shot, fingerprints and DNA taken, and was held overnight.

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26th June 2020, 08:51	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	Racially-biased facial recognition led to bloke's arrest Bad enough when humans do it It what is being touted as a world first, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man's arrest for a crime he did not commit becauset the AI thought all black people looked alike. Robert Julian-Borchak Williams was in his office at an automotive supply company when he got a call from the Detroit Police Department telling him to come to the station to be arrested. He thought it was a prank until an hour later a police car pulled up behind, blocking him in. Two officers got out and handcuffed Williams on his front lawn, in front of his wife and two young daughters, who were distraught. The police wouldn't say why he was being arrested, only showing him a piece of paper with his photo and the words "felony warrant" and "larceny". His wife, Melissa, asked where he was being taken. "Google it", she recalls an officer replying. The police drove Williams to a detention centre. He had his mug shot, fingerprints and DNA taken, and was held overnight. https://fudzilla.com/news/ai/51070-r...bloke-s-arrest

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