Police used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes committed in a state she says she’s never visited

CNN·Mar 29

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A Tennessee woman was arrested and jailed after police used AI facial recognition technology, which linked her to a crime committed in another state. The woman claims she has never visited the state where the crime was committed, and it appears that the arrest was a mistake. The woman was eventually released from jail, with some reports indicating she spent several months incarcerated.

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