A Tennessee woman says an AI facial-recognition lead set off an ordeal that ended with her armed arrest, extradition, and roughly six months in jail for crimes she says she did not commit.

In the complaint, Lipps says Heck requested an arrest warrant even though he "did not conduct further investigation or find sufficient probable cause."

Lipps's case is part of a growing fight over how AI is used — and misused — in the real world.

These stories cover wrongful jailings tied to facial recognition as well as broader lawsuits over alleged AI-driven abuses.

• A grandmother says she was arrested at gunpoint after facial recognition misidentified her.