Innocent Black Man Gets Arrested and Taken Mug Shots; Thanks to Failed Facial Recognition

A black man living in Michigan was inside his office when he received a call from the police department, telling him to go to the station to surrender to the crime he just committed. At the time, he thought this call was a prank made by some of his friends or teens messing around. Unfortunately, it was not.

Facial recognition wrongfully accused a black man

The issue of racial profiling has been one of the most controversial issues in America. This problem occurs when authorities use race, religion, or ethnicity to locate suspects.

Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM companies already limit the usage of facial recognition for police departments. This was after advocates and the masses accused most police officers of wrongfully accusing 'people of color' when a certain crime happened in a city.

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