Comment on AI misidentification results in wrongful arrest; man seeks justiceComments−LPisGood3moThis is horrifying. The prosecutor who sought an extradition based on an 85% accurate AI model should be disbarred.−monster_truck3moI have bad news about the accuracy of almost all forensic science, especially fingerprints and dna−okanat3moThat's why we don't trust them alone or can demand tests from different sources. AI, however, gets sold as an ultimate cure. Just like anything computers touch, it is assumed infallible.−jfengel3moI have bad news about Prosecutorial Immunity. It is damn near impossible to punish a prosecutor for anything done in the line of work.−delichon3moKidnapping and false imprisonment charges seem reasonable.−trumpdong3moReasonable, yes, but they won't happen, because prosecutors never prosecute themselves.−jfengel3mo"Reasonable" does not have a legal meaning. Or rather, it has hundreds of thousands of pages of legal meaning. Which means it means nothing.
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This is horrifying. The prosecutor who sought an extradition based on an 85% accurate AI model should be disbarred.
I have bad news about the accuracy of almost all forensic science, especially fingerprints and dna
That's why we don't trust them alone or can demand tests from different sources. AI, however, gets sold as an ultimate cure. Just like anything computers touch, it is assumed infallible.
I have bad news about Prosecutorial Immunity. It is damn near impossible to punish a prosecutor for anything done in the line of work.
Kidnapping and false imprisonment charges seem reasonable.
Reasonable, yes, but they won't happen, because prosecutors never prosecute themselves.
"Reasonable" does not have a legal meaning. Or rather, it has hundreds of thousands of pages of legal meaning. Which means it means nothing.