Facial recognition has led to unjust arrests. So Detroit is making changes.
In January 2020, Robert Williams spent 30 hours in a Detroit jail because facial recognition technology suggested he was a criminal. The match was wrong and Mr. Williams sued.On Friday, as part of a legal settlement over his wrongful arrest, Mr. Williams won a commitment from the Detroit Police Department to do better. The city has adopted new rules for police use of facial recognition technology that the American Civil Liberties Union, which represented Mr. Williams, says should be the new national standard.“We hope this moves the needle in the right direction,” Mr Williams said.Mr Williams was the first known person to be wrongly arrested due to faulty facial recognition. But she wasn't the last. Detroit police have arrested at least two more people following facial recognition se...