A 6,000 person community in northern Maine became the center of a major surveillance controversy in 2025 after officials installed a network of AI-powered Verkada cameras around town. The town of
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When 77-year-old Carl Gunn noticed a camera mounted on a 12-foot pole outside his St. Petersburg neighborhood, he decided to investigate. He soon learned that
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This week, President Trump signed an executive order that signals a meaningful shift in Washington’s approach to AI safety. The order asks AI companies to
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David Scott KruegerAssistant professor in robust, reasoning and responsible AIUniversity of Montreal When discussing who’s accountable for AI no one mentions the investors financing this technology. AI systems are shaped
This week, 600 Google employees signed a petition urging CEO Sundar Pichai to halt all negotiations with the Pentagon. More specifically, they are demanding that