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The Humane AI Pin is a bizarre cross between Google Glass and a pager

November 12, 2023 by What if..?

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1982491 He was used to being stopped. His mum had had the talk with him when he was a kid: his rights if course but also how to behave, how not to antagonize them, how to stay safe. He knew the drill. He didn’t question why he was stopped; he knew why. As his friend … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: facial recognition, policing, Surveillance

I Tried Microsoft’s New AI-Powered Bing. Search Will Never Be the Same.

February 8, 2023 by What if..?

https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/i-tried-microsofts-new-ai-powered-bing-search-will-never-be-the-same-11675799762 She settled in for the afternoon. This suspect had a lot of history to go through. She knew there was evidence, clues in the stories those searches would tell. They had another 24 hours to question him. Her work could make all the difference. The interviewers were waiting for the search that would prove … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: artificial intelligence, policing, search

Dispatch from an advertising future #241

June 1, 2022 by What if..?

Developers build new data-tracking system to help curb homelessness in Seattle area https://www.geekwire.com/2022/developers-build-new-data-tracking-system-to-help-curb-homelessness-in-seattle-area/ I used to be a number. Probably many numbers to be honest. Employee number. Social security. Bank. Mortgage. Credit card. Loyalty scheme. I must have been in countless databases. Probably still am. Rattling around. And I was a number in countless social … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: policing, solutionism, Surveillance

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