Police Acknowledge Missteps After Tennessee Woman Wrongfully Jailed for Five Months Due to AI Error

Angela Lipps, a 50-year-old Tennessee resident, spent five months in jail after an AI facial recognition tool mistakenly linked her to a bank fraud case in North Dakota, with the Fargo police chief now acknowledging "missteps" in the incident.

30 Mar, 21:42 — 30 Mar, 21:42

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Woman Spent Five Months in Jail After A.I. Linked Her to Bank Fraud Case

The police chief in Fargo, N.D., acknowledged “missteps” but stopped short of apologizing to Angela Lipps, a Tennessee resident who said she had never been to North Dakota before she was arrested.

By Michael Levenson

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Woman Spent Five Months in Jail After A.I. Linked Her to Bank Fraud Case

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Police Acknowledge Missteps After Tennessee Woman Wrongfully Jailed for Five Months Due to AI Error

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Woman Spent Five Months in Jail After A.I. Linked Her to Bank Fraud Case

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Zaradi UI so jo aretirali za kazniva dejanja v državi, kjer še ni bila

Woman Spent Five Months in Jail After A.I. Linked Her to Bank Fraud Case

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