She Was Babysitting Her Grandkids | Then Armed Marshals Took Her Away Because an AI Said, "Maybe?!"

A Tennessee grandmother who had never left the state was arrested at gunpoint, jailed for five months, and flown 1,200 miles from home — all because a <a href="https://weirddarkness.com/?s=facial+recognition" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facial recognition</a> algorithm decided she matched a criminal profile.<br /><br />THE FUNDRAISER: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/innocent-grandmother-jailed-6-months-by-ai-error" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.gofundme.com/f/innocent-grandmother-jailed-6-months-by-ai-error</a><br /><br />PRINT VERSION OF THIS STORY: <a href="https://weirddarkness.com/angela-lipps" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.com/angela-lipps</a><br /><br />*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*<br /><br />WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird …