Facial recognition errors put ethnic minorities at risk of wrongful arrest, police watchdog warns
2026-11-12 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Police watchdog finds facial recognition tech is riddled with errors and biases that disproportionately target ethnic minorities, turning innocent people into suspects. Officers apparently thought 'potential match' meant 'definitely guilty' and skipped the whole 'verification' step. Nothing says 'serving and protecting' like letting a buggy algorithm decide who gets arrested based on their skin color.