I think I see the problem.
They needed to have the head detective shout “Enhance!” at the technician a few times to improve the image like they do on TV. I think it was on CSI they did that and got a perfect security camera picture of the perpetrator off a reflection from the victim’s eye. I calculated that it would have been six pixels wide even with a HD camera, so the boss would have needed to shout “Enhance!” at least twice more than he did. < /eyeroll>
Though the city’s facial recognition policy warns officers that the results of the technology are “nonscientific” and “should not be used as the sole basis for any decision,” Shute proceeded to build a case against one of the AI-generated results: Christopher Gatlin, a 29-year-old father of four who had no apparent ties to the crime scene nor a history of violent offenses, as Shute would later acknowledge.
The wrong use of the tool is the problem? blurry video just as good or better than eye witness.
On the other hand, what does “build the case” mean? It looks like Shute did his job, investigated and said “nothing here.”
If this had been eye witness instead of facial recognition, would we view it differently?
Sounds like Detective Shute is running for DA and wants his conviction rate up...evidence and innocence be damned.
The improper photo lineup that led to Chris Gatlin’s arrest
Police body cam footage from Aug. 9, 2021 shows St. Louis police detectives asking Michael Feldman, an injured security guard, to identify his attacker from a photo lineup. Feldman’s statement was later thrown out by a judge, who said the officers failed to conduct a fair and impartial photo lineup prior to arresting Christopher Gatlin.
I think I see the problem.
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There were two complete pixels!
No problem.
The point is to get a conviction. Not to get the guilty party. This is why we should be scared of the way that the “justice” system is going to use AI.
I’m not worried about robots taking over the world. I am worried about the people in power using AI to get more power over people.