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by JumpCrisscross 1992 days ago
> Is it that different to wanted posters or publishing cctv of a crime?

I think so. That mechanism is judicially auditable. The AI is not. We should not be arresting people based on the output of an unauditable mechanism.
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dragonwriter 1992 days ago
> That mechanism is judicially auditable. The AI is not. We should not be arresting people based on the output of an unauditable mechanism.

Are we, though? If “ClearView AI gave us a hit” is being treated as probable cause sufficient for an arrest warrant, that's a problem.

If it's being used as a tool to generate leads to investigate and traditional evidence is gathered and presented, I don't see a big problem.

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colejohnson66 1991 days ago
Police have demonstrated multiple times that “a hit” is enough for them to railroad an innocent person
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ianai 1992 days ago
It’s not auditable and scale can make it a substantially different problem altogether. But, if you’re in a restricted area or a public building I think it makes sense.
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