The person recognition system mistakenly determined the black criminal, for which he was detained for escape from the scene of the crime. This situation has again attracted attention to racial inequality in the use of artificial intelligence.
28-year-old Randall Reed was arrested at the end of November 2022 in Georgia. His lawyer said that the authorities mistakenly accused Reed of thefts of wallets in Louisian. Moreover, Reed has never been to Louisian. The arrested was released on December 1.
Reid is dark -skinned, and his arrest attracts new attention to the use of technologies, which, according to critics, lead to a higher level of erroneous identification of black.
The detective of the district received an arrest warrant, claiming that Reid was among three men involved in another theft of wallets. However, due to differences in the appearance of Reed, Sheriff was canceled by the warrant. He noticed a mole on the suspect’s face and a large difference in weight (about 18 kg) between a Reed and a real thief on the observation frames.
persons of recognition systems were criticized due to their capabilities of mass observation, which cause problems with confidentiality, as well as because this technology often incorrectly identifies blacks as criminals, which leads to erroneous arrests.