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Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road. It caught almost 300 drivers in its first 3 days. (www.businessinsider.in)
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Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road. It caught almost 300 drivers in its first 3 days.::An AI camera system installed along a major road in England caught 300 offenses in its first 3 days.There were 180 seat belt offenses and 117 mobile phone

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The problem is the whole "give an inch, they take a mile." We don't know what rights this may take away from us in the future. So in the now, always question

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I understand this argument. In my mind there is no anonymity when driving, (and in my mind there shouldn't be) and the responsibility you have as a driver have that makes this permissible.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

A valid and reasonable point. The problem is that often it spills out of it's original intent. The "think of children" argument springs to mind