When AI mistakes you for a criminal

June 16, 2026
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A grandmother was arrested. Spent five months in jail. The culprit? AI facial recognition. It wrongly linked her to a fraud case in a state she’s never visited. She’s not the only one. University of Virginia researcher Maria Lungu shares how and why AI gets it wrong.