Angela Lipps Spent 108 Days in Jail Because a Facial Recognition Algorithm Was Wrong
The software was wrong, but Angela Lipps still had to spend 108 days in a Tennessee jail proving it.
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The software was wrong, but Angela Lipps still had to spend 108 days in a Tennessee jail proving it.
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