AI Facial Recognition Software Has Been Used to Catch a Murder Suspect in China

The concept of someone using artificial intelligence to identify a criminal is no longer just a science fiction plotline. Developments in AI, as well as facial recognition technology, has opened a pandora's box to the coming age of AI policing, something that is equally exciting and terrifying. Recently a man accused of taking the life of his girlfriend in Southeast China was caught all thanks to an AI-driven facial recognition program. Crime-fighting AI is a commonly used trope in both film, television, and anime. Minority Report, Person of Interest, and the critically acclaimed anime Psycho-Pass have plots that center around an advanced technological system ( which is usually AI) that can identify potential criminals.