Considering "Machine Testimony": The Impact of Facial Recognition Software on Eyewitness Identifications

Authors

Valena Beety

Abstract

Andrea Roth's seminal work in Machine Testimony and Trial by Machine presented a problem that is now upon us: addressing biased algorithms and the rampant reliance on technology by prosecutors and law enforcement.¹ That reliance, however, is no longer unquestioning. Roth's work came at a crucial moment in time, when other articles were embracing the apparent impartiality of technology and algorithms for use in the criminal legal system. Her scholarship steered us away from that blind acceptance and dove deep, not only questioning technology itself, but also how to frame those questions of technology in the courtroom.

First Page

271

Recommended Citation

Valena Beety, Considering "Machine Testimony": The Impact of Facial Recognition Software on Eyewitness Identifications, 60 Duq. L. Rev. 271 (2022).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol60/iss2/6