Facial Recognition Misidentifies Pregnant Woman Leading to False Arrest in Detroit
February 16, 2023
Porcha Woodruff was arrested and subsequently had charges dropped due to an unreliable facial recognition match. Despite being visibly pregnant, she was implicated in a robbery and carjacking based on an outdated photo used in a lineup.
- Alleged deployer
- detroit-police-department
- Alleged developer
- unknown
- Alleged harmed parties
- porcha-woodruff
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/592
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