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Mark Yassa's avatar

Glad to see proper use of AI over data privacy obsession halting progress

Joanna's avatar

About data – in theory, you don't need much information at all to make out of there's a biped in a tunnel. The problem is the slippery slope one – once there's a camera there, how do you ensure it's not being used for face recognition? And then if it is being used for face recognition within the terms of the AI Act (that is, only looking for specific, judge-approved faces of terrorists or kidnapping victims) again, how do you make sure no one is doing Chinese/DDR-style noting down of every face going by while they're at it? The only answer is that we have to stay engaged in politics and surveil the (potential) surveillers -- keep auditing the systems our governments use.

Light's avatar

"Proper” use of AI still takes away jobs. Surveillance state used to require manpower, not enriching tech oligarchs who are melting the planet.

Joanna's avatar

Detecting motion in tunnels doesn't require generative AI (the type people are burning down planets for) just motion detection in the wrong places.

Light's avatar

please defend the surveillance state more!!

Joanna's avatar

Making sure important people are well informed is not defending the authorities.

Light's avatar

I asked and you delivered.

pierre's avatar

No need to worry, Germans eating meat and flying to Mallorca is doing approximately 100000x more damage to the environment than AI-based station surveillance.

Light's avatar

god forbid a boy have hobbies

Mark Yassa's avatar

You mean take away BS jobs, manpower is still needed where appropriate.

Light's avatar

It's always appropriate to divest from climate destroying, election manipulating billionaires and just let a human do the task. Who are you to call somebody's source of income BS?