click to enlarge Steve Neavling Detroit's Real Time Crime Center uses facial recognition technology.\nDemocratic lawmakers on Tuesday reintroduced legislation in the U.S. House and Senate that would ban facial recognition technology on the federal level and withhold money from state and local police departments that continue to use it.U.S.\n“In the City of Detroit, facial recognition has already falsely identified our residents, making them suspects in crimes they did not commit.\n\"That’s why I have long called on government to halt the deployment of facial recognition technology, and it’s why we need to immediately take additional steps to evaluate its effectiveness.\nUnder the policy, facial recognition identification is considered only a lead and cannot be used as the sole basis for an arrest.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"City Council delays vote on LAPD robot dog for 2 months","slug":"city-council-delays-vote-on-lapd-robot-dog-for-2-months","publishDate":"2023-03-07 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:30:52.438583","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"After a lengthy debate, Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian postponed a contentious vote Tuesday on whether to accept the donation of a nearly $280,000 dog-like robot for the LAPD.\nIts presence, they argue, would allow authorities to avoid unnecessarily putting officers in harm’s way and potentially avoid violent encounters.\nBoth the Board of Police Commissioners and the council’s public safety committee have approved the move.\nMany have questioned the device’s public safety implications and worried about the potential for misuse to harm and spy on Black and brown communities.\n“Why does our Police Department need a piece of equipment that can even have those capabilities in the future?
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"China releases key guidelines for intelligent vehicle mapping · TechNode","slug":"china-releases-key-guidelines-for-intelligent-vehicle-mapping-technode","publishDate":"2023-03-08 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:30:52.216208","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Get a code sent to your email to sign in, or sign in using a password.\nEnter the code you received via email to sign in, or sign in using a password.\nSend authorization code Sign in with a passwordSign upOR Sign in with GoogleBy signing up, you agree to our privacy policy.\nThe server responded with {{statustext}} (code {{statuscode}}).\nEven though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Level Four self-driving ‘doable’ this decade, says Mercedes-Benz","slug":"level-four-self-driving-doable-this-decade-says-mercedes-benz","publishDate":"2023-03-07 23:30:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:30:52.179122","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Susannah’s background is news journalism, followed by several years spent in celebrity journalism, entertainment journalism and fashion magazines and a brief stint hosting a travel TV show for Channel Ten.\nShe joined Drive in 2020 after spending a year and a half at the helm of Harper’s BAZAAR and ELLE’s online platforms.\nSusannah holds a Bachelor in Media and Communications from the University of Melbourne and cut her teeth as an intern for Time Inc in New York City.\nShe lives in Melbourne with her husband and her one-year-old son who, despite her best efforts, does not yet enjoy a good road trip.\nRead more about Susannah Guthrie
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"UMass Chan investigators identify new pattern recognition system that monitors disease-causing bacteria in C. elegans","slug":"umass-chan-investigators-identify-new-pattern-recognition-system-that-monitors-disease-causing-bacteria-in-c-elegans","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:30:51.713537","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Distinguishing potentially harmful pathogens from benign microorganisms is one of the primary functions of the innate immune system in all animals.\nThus, the innate immune system can intercept signals produced by bacteria in order to identify bacteria that have grown to dangerous levels and are poised to cause disease,” said Pukkila-Worley.\nSince C. elegans have 274 nuclear hormone receptors, it’s possible that the nematode genome contains dozens of these metabolite recognition systems.\nNuclear hormone receptors are also found in most animals, including humans, suggesting that similar metabolite detection systems might exist in other organisms.\n“It’s remarkable that C. elegans evolved mechanisms to differentiate good and bad bacteria even without canonical receptors for pathogen detection.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Markey, Jayapal Propose Ban on 'Deeply Disturbing' Facial Recognition Use by Federal Agencies","slug":"markey-jayapal-propose-ban-on-deeply-disturbing-facial-recognition-use-by-federal-agencies","publishDate":"2023-03-07 20:22:17+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:30:51.053768","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2023 would prohibit federal agencies from using facial recognition as well as biometric technology, including \"voice recognition, gate recognition, and recognition of other immutable physical characteristics,\" according to Markey.\nThe continued proliferation of surveillance tools like facial recognition technologies in our society is deeply disturbing,\" said Markey.\nAn intelligence agency used facial recognition technology to match Sawyer to CCTV footage from the bus.\nSawyer was just the latest Black American man to be arrested after being misidentified using facial recognition technology.\nThose wrongful arrests are \"why I have long called on government to halt the deployment of facial recognition technology,\" said Jayapal.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"The road to autonomous mobility","slug":"the-road-to-autonomous-mobility","publishDate":"2023-03-08 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:30:50.721752","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"After a decade of hype and high expectations, autonomous mobility has suffered from internal limitations and external risks in recent years.\nMore importantly, perhaps, forward-thinking nations are designing blueprints for the future with autonomous mobility an integral part.\nHowever, promising silver linings are starting to appear, indicating that the fortunes of autonomous mobility could be changing for the better.\nAs a result, legacy OEMs are progressively gaining traction in the innovative mobility space, including autonomous mobility.\nIn addition, the growth of other mobility-related technologies and use cases is expected to facilitate the uptake of autonomous mobility.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Civic body adopts human resource mgmt system to promote digitisation","slug":"civic-body-adopts-human-resource-mgmt-system-to-promote-digitisation","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-08 14:30:50.353142","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Tribune News ServiceLudhiana, March 7The Municipal Corporation (MC) has adopted Integrated Human Resource Management System (IHRMS) of the state government.\nNow, the process to disburse salaries of staff will be completed online.\nShe also issued orders wherein the officials have been directed to complete the process of issuing salaries for the month of March online.\nThe orders stated that drawing and disbursing officers (DDO) would ensure that the process was completed online.\nRecently, Dr Aggarwal had also issued orders, making it mandatory for the staff to mark the attendance through facial recognition machines.
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