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Police used AI facial recognition to wrongly arrest TN woman for crimes in ND

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Re: Police used AI facial recognition to wrongly arrest TN woman for crimes in ND

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AI is a liability issue waiting to happen. And this is just another example.

It’s a tool. Used incorrectly will lead to errors. Just like a hammer, used incorrectly could hit the users finger.

There is enormous variability in how hard a tool is to use correctly, how likely it is to go wrong, and how severe the consequences are. AI has a wide range on all those variables because its use cases vary so widely compared to a hammer.

The use case here is police facial recognition. Not hitting nails. The parent wasn't saying "AI is a liability" with no context.

Re: Police used AI facial recognition to wrongly arrest TN woman for crimes in ND

#7

AI is a liability issue waiting to happen. And this is just another example.

It’s a tool. Used incorrectly will lead to errors. Just like a hammer, used incorrectly could hit the users finger.

Dynamite is a tool. But we don't hand it out to anyone who wants to play with it.

Re: Police used AI facial recognition to wrongly arrest TN woman for crimes in ND

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post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s a tool. Used incorrectly will lead to errors. Just like a hammer, used incorrectly could hit the users finger.

Dynamite is a tool. But we don't hand it out to anyone who wants to play with it.

We used to until quite recently. Anybody could buy dynamite at the hardware store. We had to end this because of criminals using it to hurt people.

Re: Police used AI facial recognition to wrongly arrest TN woman for crimes in ND

#9

AI is a liability issue waiting to happen. And this is just another example.

It’s a tool. Used incorrectly will lead to errors. Just like a hammer, used incorrectly could hit the users finger.

AI feels closer to a firearm than a hammer when accessing law enforcement's ability to quickly do massive, unrecoverable harm.

Re: Police used AI facial recognition to wrongly arrest TN woman for crimes in ND

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AI is a liability issue waiting to happen. And this is just another example.

It’s a tool. Used incorrectly will lead to errors. Just like a hammer, used incorrectly could hit the users finger.

Used incorrectly will lead to errors.

Only one small little problem --- there is no way to tell if you are using it "correctly".

The only way to be sure is to not use it.

Using it basically boils down to, "Do you feel lucky?".

The Fargo police didn't get lucky in this case. And now the liability kicks in.

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