Appeals court revives key evidence in Cleveland homicide case involving AI facial recognition
A U.S. appeals court has reinstated key evidence in a Cleveland homicide case that involves AI facial recognition technology, reversing an earlier decision that had excluded that evidence from the proceedings.
Why this matters: Facial recognition evidence being revived by an appeals court means it may now help convict someone. That is worth paying attention to. The technology misidentifies people at higher rates for Black faces, and Cleveland is a majority-Black city. Courts are still working out what standards this evidence has to meet before it can send someone to prison. Right now, those standards are thin. If this evidence holds up, it sets a precedent that other prosecutors will use.
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