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AI cameras being set up on highways to catch drivers who throw trash out of their car windows
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2024
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They sell it like this, "just to catch the littering people, we all hate litter and nobody here would oppose that, right?" but the actual reasons they want these are a lot worse.
It's the same reason you're seeing that "Sweet Caroline" AI commercial constantly with the child's voiceover.
What is the actual reason?
This is one path that's commonly discussed, https://time.com/6184111/abortion-surveillance-tech-tracking/
Didn't take a strong imagination to think about how they can profile and take advantage of a tool like this - why do you think they wanted it turned off/destroyed in Batman?