as in to misapply
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Recent Examples of misidentify
Unintended consequences, such as AI misidentifying targets or being weaponized in unforeseen ways, could have catastrophic outcomes.
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Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Debra Tice's children woke her up when images of Missouri resident Travis Timmerman began circulating on social media, misidentifying him as Tice.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Her children woke her up when images of Timmerman began circulating on social media misidentifying him as Tice.
—Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
Others baselessly stated that the incident was staged, or circulated posts misidentifying the shooter.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024
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Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Debra Tice's children woke her up when images of Missouri resident Travis Timmerman began circulating on social media, misidentifying him as Tice.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Her children woke her up when images of Timmerman began circulating on social media misidentifying him as Tice.
—Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
Others baselessly stated that the incident was staged, or circulated posts misidentifying the shooter.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024
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“Misidentify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misidentify. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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