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Police used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes committed in a state she says she’s never visited
Angela Lipps was wrongfully jailed for over five months after AI misidentification in bank fraud cases; authorities found process errors and dismissed charges Dec. 23.
- On December 23, Fargo authorities dismissed charges against Angela Lipps after she spent over three months in jail following an incorrect AI-assisted identification linking her to North Dakota bank fraud.
- Fargo Police Department Chief Dave Zibolski admitted the department relied on neighboring West Fargo's Clearview AI system without proper oversight, which incorrectly identified Lipps based on a fake ID from a West Fargo fraud case.
- Assistant professor Ian Adams of the University of South Carolina warned that police rapidly adopt AI tools with little evidence of efficacy, noting detectives must "put their human eyes on these algorithmic results."
- Fargo police prohibited West Fargo's system and now require all facial recognition identifications submitted monthly to the Investigations Division commander to "keep a closer eye on this evolving technology," Zibolski said.
- Lipps stated she will "never go back to North Dakota," while her legal team explores civil rights claims as the fraud investigation remains open and charges may be refiled if evidence supports it.
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Tennessee grandma jailed for 5 months after AI flagged her for bank fraud in state she never visited
A grandmother from Tennessee was jailed for a whopping five months after a facial recognition program erroneously flagged her for bank fraud in a state she'd never visited.
AI facial recognition led to wrongful arrest of Tenn. woman in state she says she’s never visited
A Tennessee grandmother spent more than five months in jail after police used an AI facial recognition tool to link her to crimes committed in North Dakota – a state she says she’d never been to before.
By Zoe Sottile, CNN - A Tennessee grandmother spent more than five months in jail after police used an artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition tool to link her to crimes committed in North Dakota, a state she says she has never been to. Police in Fargo, North Dakota, acknowledged “some errors” in the case and promised changes to their procedures, but stopped short of a direct apology. Angela Lipps, 50, was first arrested in Tennessee on …
Police used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes committed in a state she says she’s never visited
A Tennessee grandmother spent more than five months in jail after police used an AI facial recognition tool to link her to crimes committed in North Dakota – a state she says she’d never been to before.
West Fargo police say AI facial recognition is a 'last-ditch' tool
WEST FARGO — West Fargo police say AI facial recognition is an investigative tool they've used for years in hundreds of investigations, but its use was thrust into the spotlight recently for its role in an investigation involving a Tennessee woman. West Fargo police started using the technology in 2020. In the past two years, they've used it about 250 times, which is about 10% of their cases. "It's close to a last-ditch effort," said Capt. Rand…
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