Why Super Recognisers should check automated identifications

In the UK, no one can be arrested or searched due to a computerised facial recognition identification alone. According to the Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s Code of Practice there must be “human intervention” before such actions are taken and Super Recognisers are the ideal people to provide that. The false identification of suspects, particularly black men, in the US by automated systems shows why this rule should be adopted internationally.

Flawed Facial Recognition Leads To Arrest and Jail for New Jersey Man - The New York Times (nytimes.com)