US woman falsely charged with bank theft sues for $10m over AI facial recognition
Angela Lipps, 50, alleges in suit that Fargo police wrongly relied on AI facial recognition to arrest and charge her
TL;DR
- Angela Lipps is suing the city of Fargo for $10 million after being falsely charged with bank theft.
- She alleges that Fargo police relied improperly on an AI facial recognition system to identify her.
- Lipps was arrested at gunpoint in Tennessee and jailed for almost four months before charges were dropped.
- The charges were dismissed after her lawyer provided evidence that she was in Tennessee when the fraud occurred.
- Lipps claims she suffered traumatic jail conditions, missed significant family events, and lost her home and car.
- The lawsuit criticizes the Fargo Police Department for allegedly lacking policy, training, and supervision regarding the use of facial recognition technology.
- Lipps hopes her case will encourage law enforcement to use greater care with AI facial recognition and prevent wrongful accusations.