MATCHED. CHAINED. SILENCED.
A Fargo detective used an AI facial recognition 'match' to obtain an arrest warrant for a 50-year-old Tennessee grandmother babysitting four children. She spent six months in jail, lost her home and property, and the department still won't apologize.
Source article: Fargo police sued for $10m over false arrest from AI facial recognition.
Column metadata
- Published
- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- artificial intelligence, crime
- Primary entities
- Angela Lipps, Fargo Police Department, City of Fargo, Lucas Heck, Fargo, North Dakota
- Themes
- Wrongful arrest, AI facial recognition, Law enforcement accountability, Civil rights litigation
- Floor values engaged
- Accountability of power, human_life_and_dignity, Equality & fairness