By Niraj Chokshi Published 2:52 pm PDT, Friday, June 14, 2019 A camera operated by the New Orleans Police Department watches over Bourbon Street. A camera operated by the New Orleans Police Department watches over Bourbon Street. Photo: William Widmer / New York Times 2018 Photo: William Widmer / New York Times 2018 Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 A camera operated by the New Orleans Police Department watches over Bourbon Street. A camera operated by the New Orleans Police Department watches over Bourbon Street. Photo: William Widmer / New York Times 2018 Intelligent ‘robot surveillance’ poses threats, ACLU study says 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Businesses and the government have spent years installing millions of surveillance cameras across the United States. Now that technology is on the verge of getting a major upgrade, the American Civil Liberties Union warns in a new report. Advancements in artificial intelligence could supercharge surveillance, allowing camera owners to identify “unusual” behavior, recognize actions like hugging or kissing, easily seek out embarrassing footage and estimate a person’s age or, possibly, even their disposition, the group argues. “We face the prospect of an army of AI security guards being placed behind those lenses that are actually, in a meaningful way, monitoring us, making decisions about us, scrutinizing us,” said Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst at the ACLU and the author of the report, which was released Thursday. The United States is, by various estimates, home to tens of millions of… [Read full story]
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