Police Used AI Facial Recognition to Wrongly Arrest Tennessee Grandmother — Jailed 5 Months for Crimes in a State She Never Visited

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Angela Lipps, 50, spent over five months in a North Dakota jail after Clearview AI facial recognition matched her to blurry bank fraud surveillance footage. Her bank records proved she was in Tennessee buying groceries during the alleged crimes — she lost her house, car, and dog before charges were dismissed on Christmas Eve. Fargo police acknowledged 'a few errors' but stopped short of apology; her lawyers are exploring civil rights claims. 413 points, 178 comments on HN.