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ML-based obstacle avoidance does not require a camera. The latest products consciously avoid cameras to assuage fears that the images captured could be sent to
by kccqzy 3y ago
ML-based obstacle avoidance does not require a camera. The latest products consciously avoid cameras to assuage fears that the images captured could be sent to the cloud.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-intelligence-training-data-privacy/amp/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-i...
- jdlshore 3y agoIt may not require a camera, but in practice I think most or all units use them. It’s definitely not a Roomba-specific issue. I’m familiar with the “woman on a toilet” story and I think it’s overblown. It was a prototype unit used for training the ML model, not a consumer unit.