A Labour council will become the first to deploy AI-assisted CCTV cameras to spy on the public and spot ‘suspicious’ behaviour.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council, in West London, plans to modify 500 street cameras with AI that can automatically flag ‘aggressive’ behaviour or ‘suspicious shopping’ patterns.
But there are concerns innocent people going about their lives could be wrongly reported to the authorities.
It is feared that ‘hugs, back slaps and high fives’ might be mistaken for aggression, and shoppers shaking or rattling items, or holding clothes up to the light, could trigger an alert about a potential thief.
The AI will be capable
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