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Revealed: a California city is training AI to spot homeless encampments (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 11 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Steinbeck wrote about homeless camps being destroyed under pretense of "disease can spread in those, we're so concerned about the poors."

[–] bortsampson@hexbear.net 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

They can spend millions on contractors to create surveillance software but its Communism if you build affordable/free housing and give people free healthcare. Utterly bizarre SV government logic. Don't worry bro, tech will fix it.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 4 points 15 hours ago

I think a lot of liberals are so utterly domesticated by capitalism that they instinctually see any suggestion to improve society somewhat as dangerous.

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 6 points 17 hours ago

Nazis told prisoners in concentration camps that gas chambers were for disinfection.