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We are inundated with advertisements and exhortations to use the latest AI-powered apps, and with hype insisting AI can solve any problem. Obscured by this hype, there are some real examples of AI proving to be a helpful tool. So let’s look at the real-world landscape.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have descended into utter lawlessness , most recently in Minnesota . The violence is shocking. So are the intrusions on digital rights and civil liberties. For example, immigration agents are routinely scanning faces of people they suspect of unlawful presence in the country – 100,000 times , according to the Wall Street Journal. The technology has already misidentified at least one person, according to 404 Media. Face recognition technology...
Federal agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have descended into utter lawlessness , most recently in Minnesota . The violence is shocking. So are the intrusions on digital rights. For example, we have a First Amendment right to record on-duty police, including ICE and CBP, but federal agents are violating this right . Indeed, Alex Pretti was exercising this right shortly before federal agents shot and killed him. So were the many people...
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