Not a lot of accountability on show here.
Robot vacuums have always seemed like helpful, friendly little guys to me, but perhaps that's because I haven't used them much. I love the idea of a little dude who goes around bumping into things and making my house cleaner. The idea seems less charming now I've found out they can take pictures of you on the toilet then upload them to social media without you knowing. That's a level of weird bullying I don't want from my mechanical servant.
Expecting your information to be sent back to a secure company that's looking to train its cleaning AI is one thing, and finding out those images are also being uploaded to social media is another. MIT Technology Review found that when iRobot collects all that data, it sends it off to data annotation companies. One such company was Scale AI, which hires remote contractors to help assess the uncensored data.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
German cartel office objects to Google data processingGerman cartel watchdog objects to the way Google processes user data
Read more »
Emmerdale fans spot affair plot for Caleb as new Dingle 'up to something'The newcomer is not a popular character, with fans not sure what his endgame is.
Read more »
Green Line Trolley Operator Found Not Guilty in 2021 CrashThe MBTA trolley operator who was at the controls during a major crash in 2021 was acquitted of gross negligence charge on Wednesday. Owen Turner was accused of causing the Green Line trolley crashon Commonwealth Avenue back in July 2021. , is being charged with negligence. The crash, which happened during the busy 6 p.m. hour, left 27 people hurt,…
Read more »
Cheapest supermarket for 2022 named and it's not Asda or LidlConsumer group Which? has revealed the winner
Read more »
Magnificent buildings in Brazil are pockmarked by rioting - amid fears the unrest may not be overSky News's Stuart Ramsay visits the capital of Brazil where he recounts the devastation left behind in government buildings following the Sunday protests by right-wing fans of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Read more »