Tennessee veteran sues state to share facial recognition software without a license

By Christen Smith

Adam Jackson, founder of Edge AI, developed facial recognition software capable of detecting violent offenders before they enter a soft target. (Photo: Beacon Center of Tennessee)
A military veteran in Tennessee wants to install groundbreaking facial recognition software at vulnerable targets to thwart potential attacks — except a state licensing board won’t let him, according to a lawsuit filed this week.
The Beacon Center of Tennessee alleges the state’s Alarm Systems Contractors Board placed an unreasonable burden on Adam Jackson — a former U.S. Special Operations soldier — when it ordered he obtain a license to install alarm systems before donating his software to a local synagogue.
“This is another example of a licensing law that hurts everyone,” said Braden Boucek, director of litigation for the Beacon Center. “It hurts Adam’s ability to provide for his family. As a returning serviceman, he deserves better from the country he risked his life to protect.”
According to court documents, Jackson developed the software through his company, Edge AI, after spending years overseas providing electronic security for U.S. embassies. The program uses existing closed circuit television systems — in schools, day cares, domestic violence shelters or churches, for example — to scan a person’s face and check it

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