AI facial recognition oversight lagging far behind technology, watchdogs warn
2026-05-03 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Britain's biometrics watchdogs admit AI facial recognition isn't nearly as effective as police claim, while oversight of the technology lags embarrassingly behind deployment. Shoppers are being falsely identified as criminals in a delightful 'guilty until proven innocent' system. Turns out slapping AI on surveillance doesn't automatically make it competent — it just makes the incompetence faster.