A fringe movement of privacy advocates are experimenting with clothes, makeup and accessories as a defense against some surveillance technologies. Some wearers desire to opt-out of “surveillance capitalism,” while others fear government invasion of privacy.
Following hours of contentious public comment Tuesday, much of it from people calling facial recognition intrusive and dangerous, the Port of Seattle Commission unanimously approved a moratorium on some uses of the technology.
The camera at the entrance to a Magnolia neighborhood tracks vehicles, bicycles, animals and people — then categorizes them with artificial intelligence. The system is part of a larger trend of increased neighborhood-wide surveillance networks, especially in wealthier areas, that concern civil liberty advocates.
The Seattle Times is examining the social, economic and ethical implications of artificial intelligence in a series of stories exploring the pros and cons of the technology and its impact on work. If you have questions about AI, ask us here.
The Seattle company, founded in 2016, had raised millions of dollars to build tools that help AI algorithms run on devices rather than remote data...
The six-foot-tall Bossa Nova devices, equipped with 15 cameras each, roam aisles and send alerts to store employees’ handheld devices when items are out of...
A fringe movement of privacy advocates are experimenting with clothes, makeup and accessories as a defense against some surveillance technologies. Some wearers desire to opt-out...
Analysis: Tech companies could benefit from this light-touch approach.
The Trump administration is proposing new rules to guide future federal regulation of artificial intelligence used in medicine, transportation and other industries. But the vagueness...
Some doctors and consumer advocates fear that the tech industry, which lives by the mantra "fail fast and fix it later," is putting patients at...
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Robots haven't replaced warehouse workers yet, but they're here — and they need some human supervision. Doing your job side-by-side...
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