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AI Misidentification: Grandmother Sues Police for $10M After 6 Months in US Jail
A Tennessee grandmother was wrongly arrested based on AI facial recognition and spent six months in jail for bank robberies she did not commit. After her bank records proved she was in Tennessee during the crimes, the charges were dropped. She is suing the police for $10 million, alleging they relied on the faulty technology without proper investigation.
- Language it was published in
- ar
- Date it happened
- 2025-07-01
- Organisation involved
- West Fargo Police Department
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