Facial recognition error prompts police to arrest Asian man for burglary 100 miles away

Exclusive: Alvi Choudhury claiming damages against Thames Valley police after biased technology confused him with man looking ‘10 years younger’

Facial recognition error prompts police to arrest Asian man for burglary 100 miles away

The problem

Exclusive: Alvi Choudhury claiming damages against Thames Valley police after biased technology confused him with man looking ‘10 years younger’

Sources

  1. JournalismThe Guardian2026-02-25

The debate