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Tennessee grandmother jailed after AI facial recognition error links her to fraud 2026/03/12 20:29

• URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/12/tennessee-grandmother-ai-fraud
• Posted: 12 Mar 2026 16:29 EDT (date: 2026/03/12)
• Topics: US/ND/Fargo US/TN AI/misuse mistaken identity facial recognition false imprisonment police
• Summary: «Angela Lipps, 50, spent nearly six months in jail after Fargo police identified her as a suspect in an organized bank fraud case using facial recognition software» ... «In July, US marshals arrested Lipps at her Tennessee home while she was babysitting four children. She said she was taken away at gunpoint» ... «While jailed and unable to pay bills, Lipps lost her home, her car and her dog, she said. She also told WDAY News no one from the Fargo police department had apologized.»

• source: The Guardian
• author: Marina Dunbar (TG)