Uber’s plans to identify drunk passengers could endanger women
▻https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/13/uber-identify-drunk-passengers-endanger-women-sexual-assault-ai
The company’s poor track record when it comes to sexual assault makes its new AI project a scary prospect It’s impossible to say exactly how much money Uber makes from drunk people, but if the number of bleary-eyed people wandering around on Friday and Saturday nights trying to find their summoned cars is anything to go by, it’s probably quite a lot. The company clearly knows its audience : this week, it applied for a patent for an AI that could spot drunk or high passengers simply by the way (...)
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