Re:Why facial recognition has led to false arrests
by renewiltord on Monday August 24, 2020 @01:17PM
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Most people are incompetent. The tax lawyer down the street, the pharmacist, the dental assistant. It's just that most people aren't in a position to hurt others because there are checks:
- the recipient checks the pharmacist's work
- the dentist checks his assistant's work
- the state allows the tax lawyer some leeway
16% of Americans have an IQ less than 85. 50% have an IQ less than 100. If you build a tool that requires a person to have average IQ, it will fail with half of all users.
That doesn't mean it's a bad idea: after all, you only need to convince the buyer, not the user.
- the recipient checks the pharmacist's work
- the dentist checks his assistant's work
- the state allows the tax lawyer some leeway
16% of Americans have an IQ less than 85. 50% have an IQ less than 100. If you build a tool that requires a person to have average IQ, it will fail with half of all users.
That doesn't mean it's a bad idea: after all, you only need to convince the buyer, not the user.