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> How is this the fault of AI?

It could be the fault of the company that's selling this service. They often make wildly inaccurate claims about the utility and accuracy of their systems. [0]

> There's a reason why we don't let AI autonomously jail people.

Yes we do. [1]

> and a criminal justice system that thinks it is okay to jail people for 5 months before even starting to assess their guilt.

Her guilt was assessed. That's why she had no bail. It assessed it incorrectly, but the error is more complicated than your reaction implies.

[0]: https://thisisreno.com/2026/03/lawsuit-reno-police-ai-polici...

[1]: https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/2020/investigations/p...