AI Surveillance: The Threat of Security Robots and Dystopian Law Enforcement Dogs

In horrifying dystopian news,
we cannot have nice things
because security robots have been deployed at locations nationwide.
That’s right. You can find a variety of 400 pound robots
that have been incorporated with AI,
helping law enforcement from airports to private residences.
They’re designed to monitor and inform police
if there’s any suspicious activity.
Unfortunately, AI is particularly prone to biases and stereotypes.
And no one’s quite figured out how to fix that.
Coming to a town near you.
First Amendment complaints about privacy
and Sixth Amendment complaints about confronting your accuser
when your accuser is not in fact a traffic light,
but this disturbing law enforcement dog named spot.
Created by Boston Dynamics.
These disturbing dog like robots have been made for law enforcement
and they’re able to traverse dangerous terrain
like our friend K5. They can also do monitoring.
But if there’s a dangerous situation
where you wouldn’t want to send a person in,
you can send the dog robot in instead.
And they can actually manipulate the environment.
They are, however,
not equipped with the ability to exercise extreme force.
But I have to admit, if a dog robot is coming after me
because it thinks I did something wrong,
I’m going to be very afraid.
What does disturb me, aside from the general privacy concerns
about having cameras everywhere,
is the incorporation of AI.
Because we can barely control it.
We’re still trying to figure out how to keep it from collapsing
because there is In fact, so much AI out there.
And when AI trains on self,
the model collapses. How are you reacting to doggo walking up on you
in a dangerous situation