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Man raped in jail after AI technology wrongfully identifies him in robbery

by landonxjames on 1/30/24, 4:16 AM with 19 comments

• by neilv on 1/30/24, 5:35 AM

  Unless EssilorLuxottica or Macy's developed all the "AI", "facial recognition", "biometric information", etc. tech in-house, are there missing company names here?

  There's also this, which I'm not sure how to interpret:

  > “So, when EssilorLuxottica and Macy’s compared unclear security footage to (the man’s) mugshots from the 1980s, these companies knew that there was an error rate of almost 90%. Yet these companies told (Houston Police) with absolute certainty that they identified the person who robbed the Sunglass Hut,” the lawsuit said.

• by a_bonobo on 1/30/24, 5:20 AM

  How many more cases where data and AI people messed up? This is on us as a professional community of people who build the future. Is this the future we want? We seem to actively work towards it.

• by Buttons840 on 1/30/24, 5:27 AM

  > “He was followed into the bathroom by three violent criminals. He was beaten, forced on the ground, and brutally gang raped. After this violent attack, one of the criminals held a shank against his neck and told him that if he reported the rape to anyone, he would be murdered,” the lawsuit said.

  Every square inch of the prison should be covered by cameras. Of all the new powers and fancy equipment law enforcement seeks, this should come first.

  Yes, put cameras in the bathroom. It's stupid that we wring our hands over bathroom privacy in jails while rapes are so common. "You'll get raped, but at least you'll have privacy". Stupid.

• by ChrisArchitect on 1/30/24, 6:41 AM

  [dupe]

  More discussion last week: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39118534

• by deadbolt on 1/30/24, 5:25 AM

  And not a single person will face any consequences.