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Thomas Massie: Well, one of the concerning things too is that when a human makes a identification or a false identification you can…

On the recordMay 21, 2019
Well, one of the concerning things too is that when a human makes a identification or a false identification you can cross-examine the human--were they drunk, was it dark outside, how was their vision, do they have prescription glasses, were they wearing them--all of those things. But you can't cross-examine an algorithm.
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Thomas Massie
Republican · Kentucky

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Massie highlights the inability to cross-examine algorithms compared to human witnesses in legal cases.

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