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The CEO of AI startup Flock Safety, Garrett Langley, believes his billion-dollar startup is the key to solving crime in the US forever.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Startup Says It Will End Crime by Blanketing the Entire United States in Ever-Watching Spy Cameras

An influencer was getting a perfunctory wax when she realized in horror that her esthetician was wearing Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses.

Woman Goes to Get Brazilian Wax, Alarmed to Notice Waxer Is Wearing Meta’s Video Recording Glasses

By Noor Al-Sibai

A father was wrongly arrested after the NYPD's facial recognition software identified him based on grainy CCTV video.

Artificial Intelligence

Police Arrest Man With Almost Zero Resemblance to Actual Perpetrator Because AI Told Them To

A pair of AI-powered smart glasses that will "literally record everything" has some observers outraged at the tech's clear privacy concerns.

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People Are REALLY Mad at These AI Glasses That Record Everything Constantly

By Frank Landymore

A pair of smart glasses developed by two Harvard dropouts will record everything you do to make you "super intelligent."

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Harvard Startup Says Its Smart Glasses Will Do “Vibe Thinking” for You

By Frank Landymore

A theoretical system known as "WhoFi" can identify individual people through walls with a 95.5 percent accuracy rate.

Alarming New System Can Identify People Through Walls Using Wi-Fi Signal

Skechers is selling shoes that come with a hidden AirTag compartment, allowing for easy, inconspicuous tracking.

Surveillance-Minded Parents Can Now Hide AirTags In Kids Shoes

By Frank Landymore

Police in Florida are eating crow after it was revealed that a random man was wrongfully arrested based on AI.

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Police Use Busted Facial Recognition System, Arrest Random Man and Accuse Him of Horrible Crime

Facing dismal financial results, Target is praying to the gods of artificial intelligence to fix its horrible stores.

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After Disastrous Experiments Into AI, Target Pledges to Pile on Even More AI

Bombshell reporting just revealed a massive database contract between ICE and Palantir, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars.

Artificial Intelligence

Government Hires Controversial AI Company to Spy on “Known Populations”

New investigative reporting has uncovered a tech giant in the middle of a cruel AI-powered border dystopia.

Google Is Helping Government Build an AI-Powered Border Surveillance System

The main opponents to campaigns seeking bans on cell phones in schools are not the kids themselves, but their parents.

What Kids Are Actually Using Phones for in School Is So Pathetic That We May Need to Take a Quick Walk for Mental Health Purposes

By Noor Al-Sibai

The NYPD is now sending drones out on 9-1-1 calls to do the business of its bored, "Candy Crush"-addicted human cops.

The NYPD Is Sending Drones to the Sites of 9-1-1 Calls

By Noor Al-Sibai

Taco Bell Piles on More AI While Customers Plead “Just Bring Back The Enchirito”

Taco Bell Piles on More AI While Customers Plead “Just Bring Back The Enchirito”

Recently uncovered documents have revealed a NASA purchasing order for a license to use Clearview AI, a contentious surveillance startup.

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NASA Caught Purchasing Controversial AI Surveillance Software

A shocking startup pitch backed by Y Combinator is causing a firestorm for its depiction of human workers as anonymous drones.

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Y Combinator Pulls Support for AI Startup After Video of Boss Barking at Human Worker, Calling Him “Number 17”