New documents reveal that the FBI has been testing artificially intelligent (AI) facial recognition software on Americans for almost a decade.\nThe internal documents reveal that U.S. federal agencies wanted to develop “truly unconstrained” facial recognition tools that could be used in subway and public street cameras, mobile drones, and police body cameras.\nThe research program, which is code-named “Janus,” would allow the U.S. government to identify and track millions of people at a time.\nIn 2019, ACLU sued the FBI, the Justice Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration for records detailing their use of facial-recognition software, arguing that the agencies have secretly implemented an “unprecedented” nationwide surveillance technology that threatens Americans’ privacy and civil rights.\nThe continued proliferation of surveillance tools like facial recognition technologies in our society is deeply disturbing,” Democrat Senator Edward J. Markey tells The Washington Post.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"'Never in my life would I have expected this': Chinese man kneels before his car to activate it with facial recognition","slug":"never-in-my-life-would-i-have-expected-this-chinese-man-kneels-before-his-car-to-activate-it-with-facial-recognition","publishDate":"2023-03-09 09:16:00+08:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-09 14:30:59.214913","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"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.\nThe car owner alleged that after a recent system update, he logged on to his in-car system's application and was requested to do an identity check through facial recognition.\n\"Never in my life would I have expected this,\" the car owner said.\nIn the video's comments, another netizen reposted a photo from a separate post, which also shows an XPeng car owner on all fours next to the wheel.\nAccording to Mothership, a day after the video was posted, XPeng Motors said they removed the app after receiving \"poor\" user feedback.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"How GM Ultra Cruise Differs From Tesla's Autopilot","slug":"how-gm-ultra-cruise-differs-from-tesla-s-autopilot","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-09 14:30:58.808200","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Called Ultra Cruise, the feature builds on the existing hands-free Super Cruise function with more advanced hands-free features and sensors.\nThough it’s more advanced than the existing system, GM is careful not to label Ultra Cruise as an autonomous driving system, saying that drivers will still need to pay attention at all times.\nGeneral MotorsAnother significant difference between GM’s Ultra Cruise and Tesla FSD is the sensor setup that guides each system.\nAdvertisementGeneral Motors is taking a more measured approach to the Ultra Cruise rollout, saying that its fundamental strategy is to safely release the functions to the public.\nIts testing regimen has examined the handoff point between tech and human control, saying that the most consistent and clear operation presents the safest situation.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Two recent, costly Bend car clout cases may be connected; police remind residents to not leave valuables in cars","slug":"two-recent-costly-bend-car-clout-cases-may-be-connected-police-remind-residents-to-not-leave-valuables-in-cars","publishDate":"2023-03-08 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-09 14:30:58.590273","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"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.\nShe works in west Bend, and recently after closing, she came out to a smashed window on her truck.\nBier posted about her experience on NextDoor, and heard from another Bend woman describing a similar break in.\nAn online form, along with a non-emergency dispatch number, is available for car clout victims.\nIf you or anyone you know can identify the man in the photos, you are encouraged to call the Bend Police Department at 541-693-6911.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"At US border, tech issues plague new migrant applications","slug":"at-us-border-tech-issues-plague-new-migrant-applications","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-09 14:30:58.513027","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"\"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.\n\"What we're seeing is essentially that people with darker skins cannot apply for asylum for no other reason than the colour of their skin.\nThat is something that seriously negatively impacts people's livelihoods.\"
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Reducing Birmingham’s ‘Car Dependency’; Expanding More Walkable Areas","slug":"reducing-birminghams-car-dependency-expanding-more-walkable-areas","publishDate":"2023-03-09 03:30:53+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-09 14:30:57.932356","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Microtransit, which provides point-to-point, on-demand service to residents of cities across the United States, is growing in Birmingham.\nThat’s a good thing because it provides people choices, other than just driving themselves, in how they get around the city, Fowler said.\n“Anything that we can do to help provide people with options, besides having to own and operate their own car, I think is a real benefit for the city,” he said.\nVia, which launched its services in Birmingham in 2019, is a global provider of transit software that was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York City.\n“It’s more roadways, more sidewalks, streetlights, more striping, more signs, it’s more pipes and stormwater inlets and all the things that go along with roadways as we spread out, so it’s difficult for us to afford to grow that way,” Fowler said.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Alcatraz Teams With Surveillance Specialist Axis Communications","slug":"alcatraz-teams-with-surveillance-specialist-axis-communications","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-09 14:30:57.491794","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"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.\nThe companies have worked together to enable interoperability between their solutions, with The Rock being configured for communications with Axis’s access control management software.\nFor example, if the Rock detects an incidence of tailgating, it can send an alert to the Axis system, which will notify administrators.\n“We are thrilled to have Alcatraz AI join our Axis Technology Integration Partner Program,” commented Axis Communications Business Development Manager Drew Pacino.\nIn announcing the Axis partnership, Alcatraz emphasized that the companies combined solutions offer an access control system that improves efficiency and effectiveness for both administrators and end users.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"How Tesla Uses and Improves Its AI for Autonomous Driving","slug":"how-tesla-uses-and-improves-its-ai-for-autonomous-driving","publishDate":"2023-03-08 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-09 14:30:56.906685","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"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 investor meeting.\nIn its early days, Tesla’s AI system relied on single camera and single frames, which were then stitched in post-processing for the autonomous car planning system.\nEach car has eight cameras, which feeds visual information into the AI system, which then generates a single 3D output space.\nElluswamy highlighted how maturing Tesla's AI system solved a problem of false braking in its early days.\nAnd then you can do this for every kind of task that we have in our system,\" Elluswamy said.
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