Image Recognition
DETROIT (AP) – The Detroit police chief said he`s setting new policies on the use of facial-recognition technology after a woman who was eight months pregnant said she was wrongly charged with robbery and carjacking in a case that was ultimately dismissed by prosecutors. The technology, which was used on images taken from gas station video, produced leads in the case but was followed by “very poor” police work, Chief James White said. Woodruff was identified as a suspect in a January robbery and carjacking through facial-recognition technology. Period.”He said two captains must review arrest warrants when facial technology is used in a case, among other changes. “It’s particularly difficult when you’re talking about someone who was eight months pregnant, so we empathize with that,” White said.