Tennessee grandmother jailed after AI facial recognition error links her to fraud
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An AI facial recognition error led to a Tennessee grandmother being jailed for six months.
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You could be wrongfully jailed due to AI facial recognition errors, even if you've never been to the crime location.
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Angela Lipps, a Tennessee grandmother, was jailed for nearly six months after AI facial recognition software linked her to a North Dakota bank fraud case. Fargo police used this software to identify Lipps as a suspect in an organized bank fraud investigation. Lipps, 50, stated she had never been to North Dakota and did not commit the crimes. She is now attempting to rebuild her life following this incident of mistaken identity.
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