danie10, 3 months ago

@1br0wn "reduce assaults on staff" and "shields to aggression" sounds like a much bigger societal problem.

smallcircles, 3 months ago

@1br0wn

Archive link: https://archive.is/0POa4

> "If the law is changed, this will be a game-changer for UK retailers and other licensed premises, who can use our technology to improve compliance rates and enhance the customer experience."

Ohh, so handy for the customer experience 🤥

And since under #hypercapitalism we are all customers 24hrs a day anywhere we go, we can now see that pervasive #AI #FacialRecognition will be a blessing to society. Welcome to #Dystopia #UK 🇬🇧

hamishtpb, 3 months ago

@smallcircles @1br0wn Add to that that we are basically seeing the latest "magic bullet" tech being thrown at something instead of dealing with the underlying issues.

smallcircles, 3 months ago

@hamishtpb @1br0wn

Yep. Externalities are.. umm, external to the good cause. Also a core tenet of #hypercapitalism 😬