Should Facial Recognition Be Used to Identify Criminals?

A teenager is suing Apple over a case of mistaken identity. The company’s facial recognition software misidentified him after someone stole his driver’s permit, then proceeded to rob multiple Apple Stores. He’s suing them for $1 billion for his troubles. But is this teen’s lawsuit frivolous? What type of responsibility does AI bear here? Should facial recognition be used to identify criminals? Our Opinion Sayak does find this lawsuit frivolous, in fact, he finds it “beyond frivolous.” He believes Apple is only being sued for that amount of money because it was recognized that they have that money to burn. He added that “facial recognition… Read more