The King@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road. It caught almost 300 drivers in its first 3 days.English
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1 year agoThe slippery slope is what makes this not okay. It’s a completely unnecessary invasion of privacy in the guise of “safety”.
I’d love to see some statistics showing that these things are anything other than an additional tax on the drivers. This is bad for everyone and it desensitizes you and opens the door to further surveillance I’m the future.
This is such a cop-out. “No computers!”, but it’s okay to let someone drive who isn’t paying attention because they’re deep in their phone? I drive a motorcycle and I’ve had people stare me straight in the eye, only to pull out in front of me and nearly kill me.
People are notoriously bad at driving. The computer doesn’t have to be perfect, just better than the soccer moms or distracted dummies.