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> but it's also bad when you see people speeding around schools, rolling through stop signs, and running red lights. This is not what Flock seeks to curb.
by chaps 10mo ago
> but it's also bad when you see people speeding around schools, rolling through stop signs, and running red lights.
This is not what Flock seeks to curb.
- genewitch 10mo agoso what do they seek to curb? freedom of movement?
- thatcat 10mo agoIt's an opportunistic solution to a budget problem. Local governments have extra money from property price bubble increasing tax revenues. At the same time there are great open source image analysis models for companies to put on a pole using cheap android hw and a solar panel and make bold claims about solving all crime, then they can sell that data again to 3rd parties like insurance. Also can start buying access to more video feeds from ring cameras etc and resell that. They'll hire someone to make a ux to integrate it into PDs later, for a premium of course.
- dole 10mo ago“Crime.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2025/09/03/ai-startup-flock-thinks-it-can-eliminate-all-crime-in-america/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2025/09/03/ai-st...