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  • FBI Tested ‘Truly Unconstrained’ Facial Recognition Software on Americans


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    New documents reveal that the FBI has been testing artificially intelligent (AI) facial recognition software on Americans for almost a decade. The internal documents reveal that U.S. federal agencies wanted to develop “truly unconstrained” faci...

  • 'Never in my life would I have expected this': Chinese man kneels before his car to activate it w...


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    An XPeng electric car owner posted a video on Chinese social media platform Weibo about how his car made him go on all fours in order to verify his identity through facial recognition. The car owner alleged that after a recent system update, he...

  • How GM Ultra Cruise Differs From Tesla's Autopilot


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    Called Ultra Cruise, the feature builds on the existing hands-free Super Cruise function with more advanced hands-free features and sensors. Though it’s more advanced than the existing system, GM is careful not to label Ultra Cruise as an auton...

  • Two recent, costly Bend car clout cases may be connected; police remind residents to not leave va...


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    Haley Bier, one of the car break-in victims, provided two store security photos to NewsChannel 21 of the man she believes broke into her car last week. She works in west Bend, and recently after closing, she came out to a smashed window on her ...

  • At US border, tech issues plague new migrant applications


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    "I would just say that we need to stop using them for serious decisions that have such major consequences on people's lives," she added. "What we're seeing is essentially that people with darker skins cannot apply for asylum for no other reason...

  • Reducing Birmingham’s ‘Car Dependency’; Expanding More Walkable Areas


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    Microtransit, which provides point-to-point, on-demand service to residents of cities across the United States, is growing in Birmingham. That’s a good thing because it provides people choices, other than just driving themselves, in how they ge...

  • Alcatraz Teams With Surveillance Specialist Axis Communications


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    Alcatraz AI has partnered with Axis Communications, a Sweden-based video surveillance specialist, which will promote Alcatraz’s The Rock access control solution through its Axis Technology Integration Partner program. The companies have worked ...

  • How Tesla Uses and Improves Its AI for Autonomous Driving


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    How Tesla Uses and Improves Its AI for Autonomous DrivingTesla's self-driving capabilities will improve significantly once the Dojo supercomputer is added to its high-performance computing infrastructure, the company said at last week's investo...