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Grandma Arrested, Jailed 5 Months After AI Facial Recognition Error - Lost Home, Car, and Dog in Massive Criminal Justice Failure

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Grandma Arrested, Jailed 5 Months After AI Facial Recognition Error - Lost Home, Car, and Dog in Massive Criminal Justice Failure

It goes without saying that there are a lot of concerns surrounding the proliferation of artificial intelligence.

Yes, there are the glaringly obvious problems like digital necromancy, cheating in school, and job displacement.

But there’s a far bigger, far simpler problem when it comes to AI: Despite the way it’s lauded by certain parts of the tech sector, AI can be very wrong sometimes.

And that can lead to some life-altering consequences.

Just ask Angela Lipps.

The 50-year-old grandmother from Tennessee claimed that she erroneously spent months in a North Dakota prison after AI mistakenly linked her to a local bank robbery, according to KBTX-TV.

Lipps alleged that authorities had used AI facial recognition technology to apprehend her.

Further adding to the embarrassment of the law enforcement involved, U.S. Marshals apparently barged in and arrested Lipps at gunpoint while she was babysitting four children.

Furthermore, WABM-TV reported that Lipps claimed she never even set foot in the state of North Dakota.

“I’ve never been to North Dakota. I don’t know anyone from North Dakota,” Lipps said.

She added, “It was so scary. I can........

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