An American truck driver is taking legal action after an AI system's '100% match' led to his arrest for a crime he insists he never committed.
Jason Killinger, a long-haul driver, has filed a lawsuit against the city of Reno, Nevada, after being wrongfully detained at a casino in September 2023, in a case that is now raising broader concerns about the use of facial recognition technology in policing. Court filings allege that the error resulted in hours of detention, physical restraint and lasting harm. The case has since expanded, with a federal judge allowing the city itself to be named as a defendant.
