Black man wrongfully incarcerated for 17 months after authoritarian AI program used by St. Louis Police
Summary
A Black man in St. Louis was wrongfully incarcerated for 17 months due to an authoritarian AI program used by the St. Louis Police. The program reportedly contributed to his wrongful detention. The incident occurred in St. Louis and was reported by The Kansas City Defender. The consequences included prolonged imprisonment and potential harm to the individual's personal and professional life.
Incident Details
Domain
Algorithmic Discrimination
Automated systems that produce discriminatory outcomes based on protected characteristics.
Mechanism
conduct
Recipient
IndividualAn innocent Black man wrongfully incarcerated for 17 months due to a St. Louis Police AI program
Dimensions
physicalpsychologicaleconomicreputationalautonomydiscriminatory
Sources
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