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Disappointed that the author went straight to the cliche:this technology is bad because isn’t perfect and here and can be used in nefarious ways. His argument

Disappointed that the author went straight to the cliche:this technology is bad because isn’t perfect and here and can be used in nefarious ways. His argument has been tackled extensively by academics, techies and journos. The author’s opening but could be classed as plagiarism in an academic setting for how familiar its beats are. There are many critiques of Amazon survelliance/tracking products and wish the authors would’ve engaged them. Hopefully the author gets feedback and grows from this

philsnow 4y ago
> this technology is bad because isn’t perfect and here and can be used in nefarious ways Did you click through to the wired article ([0]) about the tech disproportionately making false positive identifications of black people? The thesis is not, "surveillance can be misused by authorities / corporations", but rather "surveillance technology as it currently exists is killing and/or ruining the lives of, specifically, falsely-accused black people". > Hopefully the author gets feedback and grows from this [0] https://www.wired.com/story/wrongful-arrests-ai-derailed-3-mens-lives/ https://www.wired.com/story/wrongful-arrests-ai-derailed-3-m...