Close
Logan City Council has initiated the use of AI software to enhance its CCTV surveillance capabilities, aiming to track crime more efficiently. This system allows police and council staff to search for specific terms, such as vehicle number plates or descriptions of individuals, streamlining the process of reviewing footage. Mayor Jon Raven emphasized that this technology enables quicker police responses, claiming it is a unique feature among Queensland councils.
Despite the potential benefits, privacy advocates have raised significant concerns regarding the implications of such mass surveillance. Critics argue that the data collection methods and retention policies lack transparency, questioning the justification for monitoring citizens engaged in lawful activities. The council's commitment to local data storage and the AI's inability to identify faces are points of contention in the ongoing debate about privacy versus security.
• Logan City Council uses AI to enhance CCTV surveillance for crime tracking.
• Privacy advocates express concerns over mass surveillance and data retention policies.
AI is utilized to analyze CCTV footage and identify specific activities or objects.
The system monitors public spaces to track criminal activities and other incidents.
Concerns arise regarding how long the footage is stored and its potential misuse.
ABC News (Brisbane) on MSN.com 9month
South China Morning Post 7month
The Straits Times 14month
Isomorphic Labs, the AI drug discovery platform that was spun out of Google's DeepMind in 2021, has raised external capital for the first time. The $600
How to level up your teaching with AI. Discover how to use clones and GPTs in your classroom—personalized AI teaching is the future.
Trump's Third Term? AI already knows how this can be done. A study shows how OpenAI, Grok, DeepSeek & Google outline ways to dismantle U.S. democracy.
Sam Altman today revealed that OpenAI will release an open weight artificial intelligence model in the coming months. "We are excited to release a powerful new open-weight language model with reasoning in the coming months," Altman wrote on X.
Log in
Sign Up
AI Tools - Popular
AI Tools - Categories
GPTs - Categories
AI for Jobs
Key AI Highlights in this Article
Key AI Terms Mentioned in this Article
