I find it hard to believe the software gives a yes or no answer. It almost certainly gives some sort of score and it’s up to the human to interpret that
Comment on AI error jails innocent grandmother for months in North Dakota fraud case
Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 6 days agoThere are 4 things that need to be true for a defamation case. The statement must be false. The statement must be presented in away a reasonable person would believe it. The statement must be published for at least one other person to see. The statement must cause harm
The hardest part will be the second condition. The software publisher probably has all kinds of disclaimers in their EULA to cover this one. It also depends on how the software presents the information to the user.
AA5B@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 5 days ago
If I was the architect of the system that is how I would do it. However a high enough score could still be sufficient in this case. The system made an assertion that lead to damages even if the assertion was 60% match.
1dalm@lemmings.world 5 days ago
The woman didn’t sign a EULA with the vendor.
I would say your three reqs are met.
Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 5 days ago
It’s not the woman it’s the police officer/department that would agree. So, if there is language saying the user knows and understands that the system is not accurate then it becomes harder to go after the developer.