Smart Cameras To Predict Crimes

hairybacchus writes: "The Independent News is reporting that scientists at Kingston University in London have developed video processing software that is able to predict behavior patterns of the people on-screen. They say it will be used to alleviate congestion in the London Underground or alert police to potential muggings. I wonder how long it will be before this is combined with face-recognition technology? It's spooky." I can't wait. "We searched you because the computer told us to." Trust the Computer.

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Re:The Independent News?

[jimjamjoh]

y'know, this hypersensitivity towards the notion of "americacentrism" (as you say) and the perceived slights that it hurls upon you really wears me down...
the facts are thus:

• the u.s. is the 3rd most populous country in the world, w/ a population of ~1/4 billion
• between 1/3 and 1/4 of the entire online population is from the u.s.

from those simple numbers, coupled with the fact that this is an english-language site, it's a simple conclusion that some content might crop up as u.s.-specific...just as chinese-langauge content on might tend in the direction of being specific to china

consider this flamebait if you like but don't bitch about "americacentrism" because some users are discussing a television show