I am fascinated by this subject, because of how scary misapplication of AI can be. But this has very little to do with AI/facial recognition tech itself. The n

I am fascinated by this subject, because of how scary misapplication of AI can be. But this has very little to do with AI/facial recognition tech itself. The name was picked up from a lost learner's drivers permit, that was found on an suspect while in custody, the permit did not have a photo and then this stolen name had been propagated further and attached to other cases. They used a paper without a photo as identification. It actually says right on it, that it is not to be used as identification, WTF? > In addition, it asserts Bah's apprehension was in part due to the application of unreliable facial-recognition technology in the shoplifting incidents in New York. Vague statement, unclear what exactly role of the facial recognition was. > The detective subsequently submitted an information request "to the NYPD’s Facial Identification Section (FIS), which identified the photograph as potentially depicting two people, one of whom was purportedly Ousmane Bah – and the other was the actual thief, Mamadou Barrie." Seems like the software did what it had to: identified two people. The article also says that they were friends, so it is not surprising that were both present on some frames. It can be source of some confusion as well, not tech related though. > The video from an October 2018 theft misattributed to Bah in Rockaway, New Jersey, was also deleted. Apple and SIS are said to have told the New York court that neither firm has any written policy on video retention. Yeah, this is fishy. I am very doubtful they don't have any written retention policy. Human error, eh?