☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆M to United States | News & PoliticsEnglish · 2 months agoRevealed: a California city is training AI to spot homeless encampmentswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10cross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmy.worldnews@hexbear.netus_news@lemmygrad.mlnews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldprivacyguides@lemmy.onenews@lemmy.world
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkRevealed: a California city is training AI to spot homeless encampmentswww.theguardian.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆M to United States | News & PoliticsEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmy.worldnews@hexbear.netus_news@lemmygrad.mlnews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldprivacyguides@lemmy.onenews@lemmy.world
minus-squareRedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoOh was this about crime prevention? I thought it was simply about giving cops more money and pumping dollerydoos into Silicon Valley’s pockets.
minus-squareunderisklinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoWell they also love bullying the homeless; gets the cops something to do that isn’t murdering people over petty crimes and racism. Doesn’t get the public as riled up either, since most are already well practiced in ignoring the unhoused.
Oh was this about crime prevention? I thought it was simply about giving cops more money and pumping dollerydoos into Silicon Valley’s pockets.
Well they also love bullying the homeless; gets the cops something to do that isn’t murdering people over petty crimes and racism. Doesn’t get the public as riled up either, since most are already well practiced in ignoring the unhoused.