Summary

• Detroit woman wrongly arrested for carjacking and robbery due to facial recognition technology error.
• Porsche Woodruff, 8 months pregnant, mistakenly identified as culprit based on outdated 2015 mug shot.
• Surveillance footage did not match the identification, victim wrongly identified Woodruff from lineup based on the 2015 outdated photo.
• Woodruff arrested, detained for 11 hours, charges later dismissed; she files lawsuit against Detroit.
• Facial recognition technology’s flaws in identifying women and people with dark skin highlighted.
• Several US cities banned facial recognition; debate continues due to lobbying and crime concerns.
• Law enforcement prioritized technology’s output over visual evidence, raising questions about its integration.
• ACLU Michigan involved; outcome of lawsuit uncertain, impact on law enforcement’s tech use in question.