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Incident 429: Unreliable ShotSpotter Audio Convicted Black Rochester Man of Shooting Police

Description: ShotSpotter's "unreliable" audio was used as scientific evidence to accuse and convict a Black man of attempting to shoot Rochester's city police, whose conviction was later reversed by a county judge.

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Alleged: ShotSpotter developed an AI system deployed by Rochester Police Department, which harmed Silvon Simmons.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
429
Report Count
4
Incident Date
2016-04-01
Editors
Khoa Lam
Applied Taxonomies
MIT

MIT Taxonomy Classifications

Machine-Classified
Taxonomy Details

Risk Subdomain

A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
 

7.3. Lack of capability or robustness

Risk Domain

The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
 
  1. AI system safety, failures, and limitations

Entity

Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
 

AI

Timing

The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
 

Post-deployment

Intent

Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
 

Unintentional

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Is shot spotter reliable enough? Critics question human equation behind technology
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A cop shoots a Black man and a city resumes battle with police union
Is shot spotter reliable enough? Critics question human equation behind technology

Is shot spotter reliable enough? Critics question human equation behind technology

democratandchronicle.com

Judge tosses conviction of man accused of shooting at cop

Judge tosses conviction of man accused of shooting at cop

democratandchronicle.com

A cop shoots a Black man and a city resumes battle with police union

A cop shoots a Black man and a city resumes battle with police union

reuters.com

Key findings from series on Silvon Simmons, who was shot by Rochester police

Key findings from series on Silvon Simmons, who was shot by Rochester police

democratandchronicle.com

Is shot spotter reliable enough? Critics question human equation behind technology
democratandchronicle.com · 2017

For Rochester police, the gunfire detection system known as ShotSpotter has been a valuable tool, alerting them to possible shootings and speeding up the police response time.

But, more than that, the system — which tries to locate gunfire …

Judge tosses conviction of man accused of shooting at cop
democratandchronicle.com · 2018

In a courtroom full of blue, with dozens of uniformed Rochester police officers watching, a judge Thursday reversed the criminal conviction of a man once accused of attempting to murder a city police officer.

County Court Judge Christopher …

A cop shoots a Black man and a city resumes battle with police union
reuters.com · 2020

By the time Officer Joseph Ferrigno shot a Black man from behind, court records show, the Rochester cop had drawn at least 23 misconduct complaints in nearly nine years on the force.

One came from a woman who said Ferrigno, a burly hockey p…

Key findings from series on Silvon Simmons, who was shot by Rochester police
democratandchronicle.com · 2020

ROCHESTER, NY — The man who was shot by a Rochester police officer in 2016 in what police alleged was a gunfire exchange, is now the subject of a three-part investigative series.

Reuters published a three-part narrative on the April 2016 sh…

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