Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 3 August 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Facial recognition is becoming an increasingly central component of police departments’ efforts to solve crimes. But can algorithms harbor racial bias? Guest: Annie Brown, a producer for The New York Times, speaks with Kashmir Hill, a technology reporter, about her interview with Robert Julian-Borchak Williams, who was arrested after being misidentified as a criminal by an algorithm. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Background reading: In response to Mr. Williams’s story being published by The New York Times, the Wayne County prosecutor’s office said that he could have the case and his fingerprint data expunged.

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0:25.6	From New York Times, I'm Michael Barrow.
0:32.6	This is The Daily.
0:40.6	Today, facial recognition is becoming an increasingly popular tool for solving crimes.
0:49.0	The Daily's Annie Brown speaks to Kashmir Hill about how that software is not treating
0:56.2	everybody equally.
1:03.0	It's Monday, August 3rd.
1:06.0	And then I'm just going to tape record with the map that I used.
1:14.2	Do you guys have any questions or concerns before we start talking about what happened?
1:18.8	Okay.
1:19.8	Okay.
1:20.8	Okay.
1:21.8	So where do you think we should start the story of this case, Kashmir?
1:25.7	The story started for the Williams family in January of 2020.
1:30.8	It was a good call first.
1:31.8	I got the call first.
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