Florida Man Sues Police Over Alleged Wrongful Arrest For AI Facial Recognition Error
Florida man Robert Dillon filed a lawsuit against police for what he believes is a wrongful arrest from an artificial intelligence facial recognition error. In 2023, Dillon — whose first name has also been reported as…
Florida man Robert Dillon filed a lawsuit against police for what he believes is a wrongful arrest from an artificial intelligence facial recognition error.
In 2023, Dillon — whose first name has also been reported as Richard — was arrested for allegedly trying to “lure a child” away from a McDonald’s in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, which is hundreds of miles from his home. He has since been cleared but will be a plaintiff in a new American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawsuit against law enforcement, CBS reported.
Dillon is suing for monetary damages and seeking policy changes to be instituted immediately.
“I’m hoping that the outcome of this is to prevent other people from going through the trauma that I went through,” Dillon said in an interview with CBS.
The police relied on facial recognition Technology to get the arrest warrant, according to a Wednesday press release from the ACLU. Dillon is suing the Jacksonville Beach Police Department, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department algorithm said it had a 93% probability that Dillon was the man caught on security cameras, according