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Knightscope’s Family Of Dystopian Robot Guards Just Grew By Two
Image: Facebook/Knightscope If you’ve heard of Knightscope’s security robots, it was probably due to their high-profile failures: one would-be Robocop failed to detect a staircase and killed itself by driving into a water fountain, another ran over a toddler’s foot in a shopping mall. On Wednesday, Knightscope announced two new robots were joining the force: the K1 and the…
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Motorola’s New Body Cam AI Stops Just Short Of Dystopian Surveillance
Unsurprisingly, the latest AI advancement in body camera technology comes no closer to increasing police accountability or officer transparency. As the public’s push for body cameras has died down, tech companies are now making their own appeal for body cameras to the police departments that buy them: Offering sharper, smarter surveillance.