11/15/2021- 1:03 p.m.
US prisons using “scary and chilling” AI surveillance to spy on inmates
Some jails are utilizing artificial intelligence systems to eavesdrop on prison phone conversations in the name of safety, Reuters reports.
Suffolk County Jail in New York for example, installed $700,000 worth of AI to listen in to conversations – the sheriff has called it an important tool in fighting gang-related and violent crime.
However, the systems ended up listening in on calls involving a broad range of subjects, scanning as many as 600,000 minutes of conversation per month, public records seen by Reuters show.
Prison of mirrors?
