Law enforcement relied too heavily on AI, falsely arrested a suspect, ACLU argues

By: Jay Waagmeester

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 693

Last Updated: 1 day, 9 hours ago

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A Fort Myers man and the ACLU of Florida are suing Jacksonville Beach for relying too heavily on an artificial intelligence program that fingered him as a suspect in a now-dropped 2023 child luring investigation.

The ACLU said in a 66-page federal lawsuit that Robert Dillon had been arrested “for a crime he never committed in a city he’d never been to.”

Dillon filed suit against the Jacksonville Beach Police Department and the Jacksonville …

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