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Surveillance Program Using AI to Monitor Homelessness in San Jose

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by Giorgi Kostiuk

a year ago


A recently published article in the Guardian has caused some controversy regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence in San Jose. The city is implementing an automated surveillance program that will gather footage from public spaces and streets to identify "unwanted objects."

The initiative began in July 2023 with a call for tech companies to install surveillance cameras on a city-owned vehicle. This vehicle started driving around the city district on December 10th, capturing footage to be analyzed by a computer vision system and used to train algorithms to recognize unwanted objects, primarily targeting encampments.

Despite the program's potential benefits in identifying issues like potholes and improperly parked cars, its main focus is detecting encampments. Khaled Tawfik, San Jose's director of information technology, stated in city documents that the project aims to protect individuals' privacy by focusing on detecting encampments rather than individuals.

However, local outreach workers have expressed concerns that the technology might be misused to displace homeless individuals in San Jose. As similar projects gain traction, it is possible that more major cities worldwide will adopt automated surveillance systems like this one.

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