Wrongful Attempted Arrest for Apple Store Thefts Due to NYPD’s Facial Misidentification

November 8, 2018

The New York Police Department (NYPD) incorrectly applied its facial recognition system, falsely linking a Black teenager to a series of thefts at Apple stores, leading to his wrongful attempted arrest. This incident underscores the need for trustworthy AI, responsible governance, and safe and secure AI practices.

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MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.649, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.645, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.644, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: new-york-police-department
Alleged developer: unknown
Alleged harmed parties: ousmane-bah, nyc-black-people, nyc-black-young-people

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/295

Data source

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McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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