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Police in Edmonton, Canada partner with Axon to test body cameras with AI facial recognition, and say the results will be verified by human officers (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/ai-facial-recognition-axon-edmonton-21f319ce806a0…

AI-equipped police body cameras in Canada's Edmonton spark ethical concerns
Police in Edmonton, Canada, have started a pilot project using AI-equipped body cameras to detect faces on a "high risk" watch list. The move by Axon Enterprise, Inc. has raised ethical concerns, especially since the company previously paused facial recognition due to privacy issues. The pilot aims to enhance officer and public safety by identifying individuals flagged for a history of serious offenses. However, critics worry about societal risks and the lack of public debate. Axon CEO Rick Smi…

20 minutes until my appointment, using the time to put the finishing touches on the assignment for this week…
#AcademicChatter #MechanicalKeyboard

20 minutes until my appointment, using the time to put the finishing touches on the assignment for this week…
#AcademicChatter #MechanicalKeyboard

20 minutes until my appointment, using the time to put the finishing touches on the assignment for this week…
#AcademicChatter #MechanicalKeyboard

Fertig #Sommer, hallo #Herbst

Russia attacks again, and Trump makes a decision on Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/07/russia-attacks-again-and-trump.html

Fins' Achane didn't return to win as precaution https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47240730/dolphins-devon-achane-rib-return-win-precaution

Seems noteworthy that #Akamai put this short statement on their blog.
"Akamai is aware of content and connectivity filtering within Russia. [...] Because of the constantly evolving situation - including active hostilities - ongoing delivery of traffic to users in Russia is provided, unfortunately, on a best-effort basis."

Ex-military chief Zaluzhnyi again denies running political campaign, supporting elections during war: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/08/exmilitary-chief-zaluzhnyi-again-denies.html

49ers to again start QB Jones; Purdy 'further along' https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46885662/49ers-start-mac-jones-qb-vs-rams-wr-ricky-pearsall-again