20260929 - AI surveillance trial costs £320k, catches zero crooks

even the AI that works doesn't work

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/29/ai-police-surveillance-trial-costs-320k-catches-zero-crooks/ - blog post

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Facial recognition trial at railway stations cost £320k and had no arrests https://libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/live-facial-recognition-btp-trial-london-stations/ Trial of live facial recognition in London stations leads to a false positive and no arrests https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/29/trial-live-facial-recognition-cameras-london-stations-false-positive Extras:

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