☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlM to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoRevealed: a California city is training AI to spot homeless encampmentswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up129cross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldworldnews@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldprivacyguidesnews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up129external-linkRevealed: a California city is training AI to spot homeless encampmentswww.theguardian.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlM to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldworldnews@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldprivacyguidesnews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareblindbunny@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months agoWhat a waste of resources. They just proved sweeps don’t change crime rates.
minus-squareRedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months agoOh was this about crime prevention? I thought it was simply about giving cops more money and pumping dollerydoos into Silicon Valley’s pockets.
minus-squareunderisk@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoWell they also love bullying the homeless; gets the cops something to do that isn’t murdering people over petty crimes and racism. Doesn’t get the public as riled up either, since most are already well practiced in ignoring the unhoused.
What a waste of resources. They just proved sweeps don’t change crime rates.
Oh was this about crime prevention? I thought it was simply about giving cops more money and pumping dollerydoos into Silicon Valley’s pockets.
Well they also love bullying the homeless; gets the cops something to do that isn’t murdering people over petty crimes and racism. Doesn’t get the public as riled up either, since most are already well practiced in ignoring the unhoused.