Surveillance exposes limits of transatlantic AI collaboration
European lawmakers say company’s surveillance practices ‘poses an issue’ for joint approach to artificial intelligence.
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Thought-detection: AI has infiltrated our last bastion of privacy
Research from the UK and an update from Elon Musk on human trials at his brain interface company show software is now eating the mind.
Digidog, a Robotic Dog Used by the Police, Stirs Privacy Concerns
The New York Police Department has been testing Digidog, which it says can be deployed in dangerous situations and keep officers safer, but some fear it could become an aggressive surveillance tool.
Tech Firms Train Voice Assistants to Understand Atypical Speech
Voice assistants like Alexa and Siri often can’t understand people with dysarthria or a stutter. Their creators say that may change.
GCHQ to use AI to tackle crime and disinformation
GCHQ published a paper called Ethics of AI: Pioneering a New National Security which explains why the technology – enabling problem-solving at scale and speed – will be at the heart of our mission to keep the country safe in an increasingly complex world.
The Future of AI Policy in the UK
UK’s AI Council – an independent government advisory body – published its AI Roadmap.
‘Orwellian’ AI lie detector project challenged in EU court
A legal challenge was heard today in Europe’s Court of Justice in relation to a controversial EU-funded research project using artificial intelligence for facial “lie detection” with the aim of speeding up immigration checks.
Police To Use A Network Of 1,000 “Anveshak” AI Cameras To “Spotlight” A Person’s Every Movement
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) researchers have figured out a way to turn a vast network of CCTV cameras into one massive surveillance network, which can target a specific vehicle or person.
Commission reveals details on future EU robotics policy
Robotics technologies in the EU could come under the scope of new rules as part of a series of efforts to ensure the safety of next-generation technologies, it has emerged.
The Creeping Normalization of Robotic Police Officers
Robotic police officers are a rare novelty right now, but as law enforcement agencies across the world buy them, they’re quickly becoming normalized.
Here’s a Way to Learn if Facial Recognition Systems Used Your Photos
An online tool targets only a small slice of what’s out there, but may open some eyes to how widely artificial intelligence research fed on personal images.
App Claims It Can Detect ‘Trustworthiness’
Experts say an algorithm can’t determine whether you can be trusted by analyzing your face or voice. But that’s not stopping this company from trying.