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The alarming failures of facial recognition technology

A case in the United States that raises serious questions about the use of artificial intelligenc...

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11.10 4 Apr 2026


The alarming failures of facial recognition technology


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11.10 4 Apr 2026


A case in the United States that raises serious questions about the use of artificial intelligence in policing - a Tennessee grandmother arrested at gunpoint, jailed for months, and accused of crimes in a state she had never even visited, all after being misidentified by facial recognition software. Joining Pat to discuss this case and the wider issues of using FRT is Dr Elizabeth Faries, tenured assistant professor in the School of Information and Communication Studies, UCD, where she serves as director of the UCD Centre for Digital Policy


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