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by duckfang 1973 days ago
> - They're typically not going to be watching it 24/7. They'll only look at the tapes if something occurs.

Didn't we just have an article a few days ago about Google automating everything, and having absolutely meager human level support?

When (not if) those "Video Surveillance AI tools" come out, and can be hooked to a video surveillance system for 'automated anomaly detection', will they just be used as probable cause because some programmer with a classifier thinks you're at fault?

It's not hard to extrapolate 1 step into the future. Even Kroger and Walmart are doing that here. If an "anomaly" (aka: assumed theft) occurs, then flag a attendee to come over.