Whittaker further explained that AI systems, such as facial recognition cameras equipped with emotion recognition, are surveillance systems that produce data about individuals. These systems are marketed to those in power, including employers, governments, and border control, to make determinations and predictions that influence people's access to resources and opportunities.
Key takeaways:
- Signal president Meredith Whittaker believes that AI is a surveillance technology and is inseparable from the big data and targeting industry.
- Whittaker suggests that AI requires the surveillance business model and is an exacerbation of surveillance advertising that has been prevalent since the late '90s.
- She further explains that AI systems, such as facial recognition cameras, are surveillance systems that produce data about individuals, which can be used to make determinations and predictions about them.
- These AI surveillance systems are marketed to those who have power over us, such as employers, governments, and border control, and can shape our access to resources and opportunities.