The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to Robert Williams, who was wrongfully accused of shoplifting in 2020 due to misidentification by facial recognition technology. The settlement follows a lawsuit filed by Williams against the Detroit Police Department, which led to changes in how the department uses facial recognition technology to solve crimes. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reached the settlement with the Detroit Police Department, highlighting the issues with the current use of facial recognition technology in law enforcement. Williams was arrested in front of his wife and two young daughters.
The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shoplifting after facial recognition technology incorrectly flagged him as a likely match. https://t.co/Z84r9O6Mce
Man gets $300K settlement after wrongful accusation; cops change facial recognition technology https://t.co/AICVEi2Dkz
Robert Williams sued the Detroit Police Department after facial recognition technology wrongly identified him as a theft suspect. https://t.co/20fK6VqteU
Detroit paying $300,000 to man wrongly accused of theft, making changes in use of facial technology https://t.co/N2k7XpPbRt
The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shoplifting and also change how police use facial recognition technology to solve crimes. https://t.co/YflLbOJLZT
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BREAKING: We just reached a settlement with the Detroit Police Department over its wrongful arrest of Robert Williams, who was misidentified by face recognition technology and arrested in 2020 in front of his wife and two young daughters for a crime he did not commit.