Surveillance

Power & Inequality

Balancing Safety and Personal Privacy: Navigating the Ethical Boundaries in AI-Powered Video Surveillance

Typically, when mentioning Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the general public, there is a very optimistic view. Especially with the recent advancements where Large Language (LLM) Models have taken over daily tasks and makes life easier. For example, looking at ChatGPT by OpenAI and Bing Chat by Microsoft. However, generally speaking, as with every new technique […]

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Human & Machine Power & Democracy

Smile, Your Identity Is Exposed: Why Facial Recognition Technology Should Be Extremely Regulated

Facial recognition technology (FRT), which can analyze our facial features and identify us, has become a key component of our daily lives. This technology is no longer considered as something from a science fiction movie. On the contrary, it is already used to unlock our smartphones, identify criminal suspects, identify victims, verify our identities at […]

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Surveillance in the age of AI
Power & Democracy

The ‘dystopian’ future: How facial-recognition AI cameras are turning public spaces into ‘open air prisons’

“Fundamental rights are unconditional. For the first time ever, we are calling for a moratorium on the deployment of facial recognition systems for law enforcement purposes, as the technology has proven to be ineffective and often leads to discriminatory results. We are clearly opposed to predictive policing based on the use of AI as well […]

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Power & Democracy

The Danger of Facial Recognition Software in Surveillance Cameras

Face recognition in surveillance cameras is a form of biometrics. Every face, just like every fingerprint, is unique. Developments in this field are fast, facial recognition technology is getting better and better. It doesn’t require active human monitoring and has access to big data sets, making it efficient and able to identify humans in real-time. […]

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