Experts on police technology told Fox News Digital that the case is among more than a dozen known instances involving alleged police mishandling of facial recognition technology.
Officials then used a photo from a fraudulent ID card presented by the suspect, rather than surveillance footage, to conduct facial recognition searches using Clearview AI, prosecutors alleged.
A West Fargo police captain reportedly characterized AI facial recognition as "close to a last-ditch effort" in police investigations, the lawsuit said.
"We've been seeing these kinds of wrongful arrests happening for at least five or six years now out of this kind of AI technology.
"We've seen cases where police intentionally avoid making any notes about their use of facial recognition technology or other AI."