Taser International, a leading manufacturer of police bodycams, wants to use artificial intelligence to interpret the data obtained by such devices. The company announced on Thursday that it is acquiring image recognition start-up, Dextro, and the computer vision section of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Misfit. Dextro uses “deep learning,” which is revolutionising image and speech recognition. The move has raised concerns about privacy and accountability. Jay Stanley of Fossil Group said that bodycams could become “roving surveillance cameras”.
Taser International, a leading manufacturer of police bodycams, wants to use artificial intelligence to interpret the data obtained by such devices. The company announced on Thursday that it is acquiring image recognition start-up, Dextro, and the computer vision section of Fossil Group’s Misfit. Dextro uses “deep learning,” which is revolutionising image and speech recognition. The move has raised concerns about privacy and accountability. Jay Stanley of the American Civil Liberties Union said that bodycams could become “roving surveillance cameras”.