But a Cuyahoga County judge ruled earlier this month that none of that evidence is admissible at trial.

TheCleveland Plain Dealerwas the first to report the ruling.

The detective downloaded the February 20 CCTV footage from the store and sent it to the fusion center.

Cleveland police relied on a Clearview AI facial recognition match to justify a search warrant.

Cleveland police relied on a Clearview AI facial recognition match to justify a search warrant.© Ascannio/Shutterstock

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A hat and sunglasses may not be enough to fool the most sophisticated facial recognition algorithms.

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Demonstration of experimental glasses used for AI facial detection and obtaining personal information about strangers on the street.

Image: A. Mello et al.

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