EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 13 MIN
When AI mistakes you for a criminal
from The Current powered by Kim Komando · host Kim Komando
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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