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Grandfather Sues For Rape & False Imprisonment, Says Facial Recognition Software Falsely Identified Him As Robbery Suspect

We've already been seeing the upsetting and harmful consequences that can come from the use of artificial intelligence -- but this grandfather's claims

Earlier this week, Harvey Eugene Murphy Jr., a 61-year-old Houston resident, filed a lawsuit against Sunglass Hut, its parent company EssilorLuxottica, and Macy’s with claims their facial recognition software led to his false imprisonment and eventual rape. Per a police lineup, which the elderly man’s lawyers Rusty Hardin & Associates claim was tainted, and what he believes was “faulty” AI on the companies’ parts, Murphy was arrested and put in jail. And to make matters worse, studies conducted by ACLU highly suggest that minorities are more at risk for false positives with facial recognition software.

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