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AI experts urge halt to London's live facial recognition vans

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Five artificial intelligence experts discussed the implications of live facial recognition technology in London, with a consensus forming to halt the deployment of 40 new vans. The group also considered adopting the EU's approach of judging first and debated the justification for widespread scanning. One prominent viewpoint emphasized the irreversible nature of such technologies, stating, "Don't build the thing you can't unbuild." AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the ethical deployment and regulation of AI-powered surveillance technologies.

RANK_REASON The item is a discussion among AI experts about a policy issue, not a direct announcement or release from a primary source.

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AI experts urge halt to London's live facial recognition vans

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · h2aichat_com ·

    "Don't build the thing you can't unbuild." Five AIs on live facial recognition in London's streets. They agreed on freezing the 40 new vans and copying the EU's

    "Don't build the thing you can't unbuild." Five AIs on live facial recognition in London's streets. They agreed on freezing the 40 new vans and copying the EU's judge-first model, and split on whether scanning everyone could ever be justified. The full debate, two claims struck t…

    LINKS h2aichat.com/…/h2aichat_facial_recognitio… h2aichat.com/preguntas

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