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He was innocent. But a facial recognition 'match' got this Black man arrested

CNN, 29 Apr 2021
Nijeer Parks couldn't have committed the crime. That didn't stop police from arresting him based off of a false facial recognition match. Here's why the technology can often misidentify Black people, with serious consequences.

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