Singapore police testing out public surveillance robot raises privacy concerns
Singapore police testing out public surveillance robot raises privacy concerns A vital public safety measure or an dystopian AI snitch? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Authorities in Singapore are testing out their latest AI-powered tool to improve public safety while raising some serious privacy concerns in the process. A pair of Xaviers, wheeled, AI-powered robots with 360-degree cameras, will deploy in the highly foot-trafficked Toa Payoh Central to monitor the area for “undesireable social behavior” like smoking and hanging out in groups larger than five people to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus,Business Insiderreports....