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How many people have been arrested historically with just a plain ol' case of mistaken identity (i.e. they just looked alike).

Seems like we'd need to know the ambient rate to tell if we're really regressing.

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This went on for a year before a judge finally told the prosecutor's office they need actual evidence beyond facial recognition and they subsequently dropped the charges.

I think the shock comes from the perception that facial recognition should have 0 false positives. Everyone would agree that it's better.

No, the expectation of false positives should mean that a positive match is not enough to keep somebody locked up for multiple days.

Specially if it’s someone who voluntarily turned himself in in the first place.

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