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Man sues Florida cops over arrest spurred by "93% match" in facial recognition

Wrongful arrest lawsuit

Lawsuit: “Police let an error-prone AI system stand in for an investigation.”

A man suing Florida police alleges that cops relied on a faulty facial recognition match and concealed exculpatory evidence when they arrested him on a charge of attempting to lure a child in August 2024. The plaintiff, Robert Dillon, was arrested after a facial recognition system flagged him as a 93 percent match to a suspect filmed by a McDonald’s surveillance camera.

“This case is about what happens when police let an error-prone artificial intelligence system stand in for an investigation,” said the lawsuit filed today. “A facial recognition algorithm flagged Robert Dillon as the man who tried to lure or entice a child under twelve years old at a Jacksonville Beach McDonald’s. It was wrong. Mr. Dillon, a fifty-two-year-old resident of Fort Myers, had never set foot in Jacksonville Beach. But rather than test...

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Japanese firm will continue producing Blu-ray Disc drives as another iconic company announces end of an era for physical discs &mdash; Buffalo will sell ODDs at higher prices until stocks run out

Volkswagen Is Employing 100 Sheep At A Solar Farm In Poland

SonicWall brings OpenAI AI to SMB cybersecurity

AI money watch: five funding rounds that matter today

Japanese firm will continue producing Blu-ray Disc drives as another iconic company announces end of an era for physical discs — Buffalo will sell ODDs at higher prices until stocks run out