Scary new AI can track you in surveillance videos without even seeing your face

Scary new AI can track you in surveillance videos without even seeing your face

If you’ve ever worried that advanced AI tech could be used to track people more invasively than ever, your fears are partly becoming a reality. Veritone has developed an AI model called Track AI that can identify and follow people in video footage of any kind. You might think tech like this can’t be legal, since facial recognition for surveillance is banned in many parts of the US. You’d be right, but Track AI doesn’t rely on facial recognition.…

How a new type of AI is helping police skirt facial recognition bans

Adoption of the tech has civil liberties advocates alarmed, especially as the government vows to expand surveillance of protesters and students.

New AI Tool Enables Police to Bypass Facial Recognition Restrictions

In a controversial move, police and federal agencies are utilizing a new AI technology called Track to navigate around increasing restrictions on facial recognition. This tool, developed by Veritone, allows law enforcement to identify individuals based on physical attributes rather than facial features, raising significant privacy concerns. Key Takeaways Track Technology: An AI model that identifies individuals using attributes like body size, …

Track AI Enables Police to Circumvent Facial Recognition Bans

A new artificial intelligence technology, known as Track AI, is allowing law enforcement to bypass facial recognition bans by tracking individuals in surveillance videos without relying on facial features, as reported by MIT Technology Review. Developed by Veritone, Track AI identifies and follows people based on attributes like body size, gender, hair color, clothing, and walking style, raising significant privacy and civil liberties concerns. …