Viennese mixed up

“I spent two months in horror prison because of the AI”

Due to the wrong result of an AI-based facial recognition program, a young Viennese man was suddenly mistaken for a wanted gang boss last year - and ended up behind bars during a trip to Serbia. The 31-year-old now tells the "Krone" his incredible story.

David P. sits in the office of Christian Werner. Between the two of them is a large desk with hundreds of pages of files on it. About a criminal case "that almost drove my client mad", says the renowned lawyer.