Florida lawsuit alleges wrongful arrest after AI facial recognition error (theguardian.com)

Robert Dillon was arrested at home in Florida despite living 300 miles away from where a crime was committed Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A Florida man is suing several law enforcement agencies for his arrest and prosecution for allegedly luring a child after he was wrongly identified using faulty AI facial recognition software. According to the Jacksonville Beach police department, an algorithm returned a 93% probability that Robert Dillon was the man caught on security cameras at a McDonald’s in the town attempting to persuade an unaccompanied girl, aged younger than 12, to leave with him. Continue reading...