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Diraven

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20. It's ridiculous in this case

Reply to sop (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 04:18 PM

11 hrs ago

I've seen the actual picture of the real suspect the AI used to identify her. It's very low resolution and she's looking down so you can't even see any details of her face below her eyebrows. The way AI works is it just makes a plausible guess on what all the rest of the face might look like. Not like traditional facial recognition software which is accurate because uses only information it actually measures.

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AI error jails innocent grandmother for months in North Dakota fraud case [View all] highplainsdem 13 hrs ago OP

AI face recognition screws up again. sop 13 hrs ago #1

It should never be trusted. highplainsdem 13 hrs ago #7

we'll probably find out that it was A.I. that also targeted the elementary school in Iran. OGBuzz 10 hrs ago #24

No, that wasn't artificial intelligence. It was natural stupidity. Orrex 7 hrs ago #25

It's ridiculous in this case Diraven 11 hrs ago #20

Many jurisidictions forbid police dispatches for unverified alarms Orrex 7 hrs ago #26

is there a copy of the article that isn't behind a paywall? cab67 13 hrs ago #2

I didn't run into a paywall. highplainsdem 13 hrs ago #6

I think it's part of a newspaper network. cab67 12 hrs ago #15

I clear the browser cache every time I log off. Helps me avoid a lot of paywalls. And signing in to highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #18

Archived link FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #9

thanks! cab67 12 hrs ago #14

She should also sue the AI company. chowder66 13 hrs ago #3

Yes. highplainsdem 13 hrs ago #8

I wish she would be able to, but the AI companies have too much undeserved immunity for damage caused to get $ from them AZJonnie 13 hrs ago #10

Yeah, going after the AI company would be fruitless. ShazzieB 12 hrs ago #19

Agreed AZJonnie 11 hrs ago #22

I agree with you. I'm sure they must have something that speaks to their technologies accuracy but I would have a lawyer chowder66 11 hrs ago #21

What? mahatmakanejeeves 13 hrs ago #4

Lawsuit! RussBLib 13 hrs ago #5

This will happen more and more RandiFan1290 12 hrs ago #11

Not only jail but moniss 12 hrs ago #13

On YouTube there is a video of a guy moniss 12 hrs ago #12

Well, I imagine attorneys will be getting grandma a whole lot of money very soon. Vinca 12 hrs ago #16

There needs to be a lot of fallout from this. cab67 12 hrs ago #17

I hope she was able to get her dog back crimycarny 10 hrs ago #23

An incredibly egregious action on the art of law enforcement. Aren't there procedures on place to prevent this kind of Martin68 6 hrs ago #27

Law enforcement in the USA, especially in red states, is a disgrace Mysterian 5 hrs ago #28

They held her without bail in Tennessee Old Crank 57 min ago #29