• neptune@dmv.social
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    10 months ago

    Imaging explaining to a jury:

    A statistical model says that there is a 99% chance these two finger prints belong to the same person. We don’t know how this model works and it was not programmed by a human. We will be taking no further questions.

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      10 months ago

      Imagine finding a suspect with this method, and not taking their actual finger prints to check if the match is correct.

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      10 months ago

      They do know how it works: it detected a pattern in the difference between fingers and checks that.

      Also this would usually not be needed explained to a jury. If they have the suspect in custody they can just check their fingerprints directly.

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          10 months ago

          Yeah but comparing a fingerprint to a finger is a simpler test than comparing a fingerprint to another fingerprint and checking if they may be two fingers from the same person.

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      10 months ago

      This is my biggest issue with AI. ChatGPT is a nice party trick, but how do you ensure the results are correct?

      I used to hate having to show my work when I was younger. But as I have gotten older, I realized the result isn’t as important as how you got there.