The Download: a new form of AI surveillance, and the US and China’s tariff deal
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Summary
James O’Donnell, writing in The Download, reveals that US police departments and other law enforcement agencies are deploying AI tools that can track people based on their clothing, body size, gender and accessories, in a bid to get around facial recognition bans.
Track, made by video analytics company Veritone, is used by 400 US organisations, according to O’Donnell.
The tool has been criticised by the American Civil Liberties Union, which claims it is the first instance of a non-biometric tracking system being used on a large scale in the US.
In other news, The Download reports on the growth of scams using deepfakes, and the potential job insecurity caused by automation.
It also points to the potential for AI to revamp US Manufacturing, and the dangers that Trump’s tariffs could pose to the Facial Recognition industry.