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1. freddealmeida · 1790398947 · focus · HN ↗

   Flock did not put the woman in jail. The police and DA put her in Jail. This is not a failure of the technology (do they have confidence levels?). This is a failure of how police are outsourcing their reasoning and decision making to an AI camera service that seems to fail at the tail.

   1. poulpy123 · 1790413650 · focus · HN ↗

      The police is of course responsible, but you can't wave the responsibility of flock away when it's inconvenient for them

      1. newtonsmethod · 1790421499 · focus · HN ↗

         How is Flock responsible in this case?? There may be cases where Flock is responsible, but I don't see it here.

         1. johannesrexx · 1790555017 · focus · HN ↗

            Flock made the matches (Flock mass surveillance system) and let children (the police) play with them. The result is that citizens get burned.

            1. newtonsmethod · 1790593845 · focus · HN ↗

               I don't think ANPR systems should be held responsible for matching number-plates or car models. That's their job, and police have had access to such tools for many many years. It seems relatively clear that Flock was providing a commonplace technology here, that was misused.
            2. LorenPechtel · 1790693989 · focus · HN ↗

               If the police are children then that's the real problem.

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