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AI Facial Recognition Software Leads to False Arrests, Ruined Lives in Florida (gizmodo.com)

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An AI-powered dystopian future seems increasingly inevitable to many these days, but for some, it’s already here.

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[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's weird that it's even legal because the entire premise of it is probability. It's fundamentally unaligned with 'beyond reasonable doubt' because there is literally no capability of doubt in algorithmic processing—quite the opposite, actually; confidence scores.

Hell, I could be wanted for murder in Florida right now. If I ever visit, I'll find out then in the exact same way as the victims in the article did...

"I was literally on the other side of the planet..."

"Computers don't lie, kid."