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Uriah1024 t1_j3eqrzw wrote

At this point, it should be an understood human principle that we trust technology over older means because the old, reliable way of working is...work.

Explaining that the technology that's supposed to make things easier only makes work potentially more work is offputting.

It doesn't help that things are sold by a business for a profit, where sales and marketing are not going to be fully transparent about the limitations of the technology. As always, a lack of communication leading to poor understanding sets false expectations and leads to distrust and resentment.

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fresh_ny t1_j3f6v6m wrote

I’m sure there were cases of mistaken identity before facial recognition.

I think I read something that the guy in question would have still been mistaken with old school people looking at photos.

The real test is, is there more or less mistaken identity with new tech vs old?

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usgrant7977 t1_j3hg2ko wrote

This tech greatly increases the size of the net that catches people. It does not double check itself. People must do that. Nobody wants to hire humans. They're expensive and only want to work 40 hours a week. So more work is created, but there's no humans to take care of it. I expect jails to fill up, but there to not be enough judicial resources to deal with it.

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TastyObligation3124 t1_j3g97a3 wrote

This man might have been falsely recognized if he stepped into a police bureau or somewhere similar, not at the airport or any other place with facial recognition cameras.

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