Forensics: Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm – The New York Times

When the cops get new toys, this is what happens: BS predictive science misused and touted as “tough on crime ”

In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man’s arrest for a crime he did not commit.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/technology/facial-recognition-arrest.html

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Dr. Michael Bowers is a long time forensic consultant in the US and international court systems.
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