In the future, AI was supposed to solve crimes and make our lives easier. Instead, it decided to play the world’s worst game of “Guess Who?” with a 50-year-old Tennessee grandmother. Angela Lipps went from babysitting her grandkids to being dragged off at gunpoint, flown across the country, and jailed for five months — all because some facial recognition software thought her hairstyle matched a bank robber in North Dakota. She’d never even been on a plane. Thanks to AI, this poor woman lost her house, her pets, and six months of freedom. The only thing the cops forgot? Saying sorry.

Grandmother Wrongfully Jailed for Nearly Six Months After AI Facial Recognition Error