An AI Mistook a Doritos Bag for a Gun and Called the Cops on a Teenager
An AI gun-detection system misidentified a Doritos bag as a weapon, triggering armed police and raising concerns about false positives, privacy, and bias.
In Colombia, false positives' ruling paves the way for new convictions
Colombian military units executed civilians and falsely labelled them as guerrillas; the JEP sanctioned 12 commanders, investigates senior officers, and thousands of victims remain.
Special Colombian court sentenced 12 former military officers to 5–8 years’ reparation work for involvement in 135 false-positive civilian killings (2002–2005).
More Facebook, Instagram accounts falsely linked to predatory behavior restored by 7 On Your Side
Meta's teen-safety measures erroneously flagged and banned many legitimate Facebook and Instagram accounts for child sexual exploitation, with many later restored after review.