Image Recognition
Of six cases where people were falsely accused of a crime due to facial recognition technology, half are from Detroit and all are Black people. Department policy states facial recognition technology can only be used in connection to violent crimes, and shouldn’t form the basis for an arrest. DPD data shows facial recognition technology generated 34 possible matches for crimes so far this year. Police tried to identify the woman in the photo using facial recognition technology, which produced a field of 73 possible suspects that was narrowed down by officers. White said facial recognition technology identifies people who closely resemble the suspect, but police should have investigated further.