Campaigners against the AI-powered surveillance systems worry it could become the new normal
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When the games open in late July, these systems will scan the crowds, check for abandoned packages, detect weapons, and more. More tests were run on crowds travelling through the Nanterre Préfecture and La Defense Grande Arche metro stations to see Taylor Swift, and the 40,000 attendees of the Cannes Film Festival.
“Members of the public will have little to no oversight about what types of things these systems are monitoring, what updates are made etc, and so we will get the inevitable chilling effect that comes from this type of public surveillance,” he said.French lawmakers have attempted to assuage criticism with a ban on facial recognition. Authorities say it is a red line not to be crossed.
Experts have concerns that the way the government is measuring the success of these tests, and the precise way this technology works, has not been made available to the public. “This is not a ban. That’s actually an authorisation for law enforcement agencies. People have this illusion that because it says we are banning the technology – except in this, this and this situation – it’s okay, but these situations are the most problematic ones,” Roux said.
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