Wrongful arrest due to racist AI tech illustrates the disaster that is Labour's AI 'justice' initiative

Wrongful arrest due to racist AI tech illustrates the disaster that is Labour's AI 'justice' initiative

Alvi Choudary, a young British-Asian man, was arrested earlier this week for a burglary in Milton Keynes. The only problem? He’s never even entered the city, which lies 100 miles from his home in Southampton. Nevertheless, racist AI facial recognition technology placed him at the scene of the crime. The news comes after calls from Labour to increase the use of AI in both policing and the court system. On top of that, just two days ago — 24 Febru…