Amazon Echo and Google Home should be able to snitch on owners, says professor

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    Amazon Echo and Google Home should be able to snitch on owners, says professor
    Marija Slavkovik at the University of Bergen, Norway wonders whether your digital assistant needs a moral, ethical dimension. But of course.
    February 25, 2019

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/amazon-echo-and-google-home-should-snitch-on-owners-says-professor/
     
  2. mirimir

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    Damn, that is so bloody idiotic. Or sad. That someone would think that we need AI enforcers to observe us 24/7. "Orwellian" isn't even adequate. Just a charming prototype. Damn.
     
  3. EASTER

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    It doesn't stop there you know.
    The dog gone thing is likely quite capable of serving as a forced intrusion snoop on owner's neighbors.
    AI like any other program of similar means can be sensitized by modification to perform all sorts of "Orwellian" projects :confused:
     
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    Everything I've known my whole life is upside down now. I'm surprised my head hasn't exploded. Nah I'll probably just get a heart attack.
     
  6. Stefan Froberg

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    Some professors have clearly too much time ...
     
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