Police used AI facial recognition to wrongly arrest TN woman for crimes in ND

Post by 3eb7988a1663 » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 5:26 PM UTC

cguess wrote: post #54

3eb7988a1663 wrote: post #48

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It was worse than that, the reporting from an earlier story[0] ...Unable to pay her bills from jail, she lost her home, her car and even her dog. There is not a jury in the country that will side against the woman. I am not even sure who will make the best pop culture mashup - John Wick or a country song writer? (Also, what happened to journalism - no Oxford comma?) [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47356968

As an aside AP Style is not use an Oxford comma, and that's been the rule for 50+ years https://www.prnewsonline.com/explainer-how-to-use-oxford-com...

Post by Supermancho » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC

strictnein wrote: post #53

tlogan wrote: post #32

This is a weak or misleading story about AI. First, the detective used the FaceSketchID system, which has been around since around 2014. It is not new or uniquely tied to modern AI. Second, the system only suggests possible matches. It is still up to the detective to investigate further and decide whether to pursue charges. And then it is up to court to issue the warrant. The real question is why she was held in jail…

I wish I could find the link, but I believe she was in jail on parole violation, unrelated to anything that the "AI" flagged her on.

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC

Supermancho wrote: post #63

strictnein wrote: post #53

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I wish I could find the link, but I believe she was in jail on parole violation, unrelated to anything that the "AI" flagged her on.

Her picture was used as part of a fake id card, in the commission of a crime. The fuzzy camera footage looked like her (from stills I've seen) and her picture was on the fake ID. Those 2 circumstantial items were, apparently, enough to have a warrant issued. They picked her up in TN and held her for 4 months, even after: The ND police knew the ID was fake and the person using it was not her. The ND police knew she ha…

Post by garethsprice » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC

Post by contrast » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC

frankharv wrote: post #51

tlogan wrote: post #49

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From reading more into the case, it seems the issue may be related to how her lawyer handled the case. They probably did “identity challenge” arguing that she is not the right person. But from Tennessee’s perspective, she was considered the correct person to be arrested, so there was no “mistaken identity” in their system. In other words, North Dakota Wanted person x and here is person x. Once a judge in North Dakota…

Yes but a judge issued the warrant in the first place. Cops did not do a proper investigation and the judge green-lighted it. It is all on the JUDGE or possibly a magistrate who approved a faulty warrant. The judge failed the poor woman. FIRE him. Then sue Clearview for big bucks.