First Man Wrongly Arrested in USA - Computer Facial Recognition

This articles shows why law enforcement needs HUMAN Super Recognisers - to identify and link offenders to multiple crimes by images AND to verify computerised facial recognition identifications. In the UK, EU and other parts of the world "human intervention" is a legal requirement before arrests are made using automated facial recognition systems.

From the Article:

In 2020, Robert Williams was arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars of watches. Detroit police had matched grainy surveillance footage of the crime to Williams’ driver’s license photo using a facial recognition service. But Williams wasn’t the robber. At the time of the robbery, he was driving home from work.

Williams’ arrest was the first documented case of someone being wrongfully detained based on facial recognition technology, which is used by police departments and government agencies across the US.

Read more here:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/27/california-police-facial-recognition-software