By Jenny Punter The Toronto-based Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival opens Thursday with the world premiere of “A.rtificial I.mmortality,” which explores advancements in…
By Tyler Durden For years readers have read our countless notes on Boston Dynamics‘ four-legged Spot robot. Now there’s a new robo-dog in town, and its name is…
By Tyler Durden Several US banks have employed AI surveillance systems as a big-brother-type instrument to analyze customer preferences, monitor workers, and even detect nefarious…
By Matthew Guariglia Predictive policing is dangerous and yet its use among law enforcement agencies is growing. Predictive policing advocates, and companies that make millions…
By B.N. Frank Earlier this month, Tesla owners wondered aloud about suing the automaker if “Full Self Driving” would never be possible like the company…
By Alexa Hagerty, University of Cambridge and Alexandra Albert, UCL Imagine you are in a job interview. As you answer the recruiter’s questions, an artificial…
By MassPrivateI Cash-strapped states are using COVID as an excuse to create AI-driven vehicle recognition or license plate reader surveillance programs. As Rekor Systems president…
By News Medical Life Sciences The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first machine learning-based Coronavirus Disease 2019…
By Tyler Durden Boston Dynamics on Monday revealed a new warehouse robot called “Stretch,” designed to move 800 boxes per hour, equivalent to a typical human employee….
By Michael Boldin Little more than a dystopian pre-crime government credit score, predictive policing started out as a military intelligence application and is being deployed…
By Lauren Kaori Gurley Amazon delivery drivers nationwide have to sign a “biometric consent” form this week that grants the tech behemoth permission to use…
By Michael Boldin Often funded by federal grant programs and even operated out of federally-designated fusion centers, “predictive policing” software is showing up in more…
In June 2019, I wrote Opportunity Zones: A Technocrat Deception To Plunder America. OZs provide massive tax shelters for the super-rich and provide the gateway…
By Rohith Jyothish India introduced on February 25 broad new regulations to social media, online news websites, and streaming platforms, which experts say could seriously change the…