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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Michael Howie and Luke Reevey

Sainsbury's suspends use of AI at London branch after facial recognition blunder

Sainsbury's has suspended its use of live facial recognition technology at a London branch after a customer was wrongly challenged as a shoplifter.

Matt Arnold, 46, told the BBC he was buying items at the East Dulwich store when he was stopped by management at a self-service till on August 6.

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