I gave the police access to my DNA—and maybe some of yours
This process, called forensic investigative genetic genealogy, or FIGG, has since helped solve hundreds of murders and sexual assaults. Still, while the technology is potent,...
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The Download: Google’s AI energy expenditure, and handing over DNA data to the police
Google has just released a report detailing how much energy its Gemini apps use for each query. In total, the median prompt—one that falls in...
Police tech can sidestep facial recognition bans now
Companies like Flock and Axon sell suites of sensors—cameras, license plate readers, gunshot detectors, drones—and then offer AI tools to make sense of that ocean...
How a new type of AI is helping police skirt facial recognition bans
“The whole vision behind Track in the first place,” says Veritone CEO Ryan Steelberg, was “if we’re not allowed to track people’s faces, how do...