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Gunshot Tracking Cameras to be Deployed in LA

Posted by samzenpus on from the mixed-senses dept.

apok04 writes "Get out your tinfoil hats (and ski masks). A USC engineer uses his expertise with nerve cells to create a surveillance system that can recognize the sound of a nearby gunshot - and identify the shooter. In a unique pilot program, L.A. and Chicago will deploy test units in high-crime areas. The creator emphasizes that the system cannot recognize voices or words, but his previous research into speech recognition systems suggests otherwise."

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  1. Re:Response Time by Saeger · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    He's probably just one of those Politically Correct, feminized-types who's jumped on the bandwagon of alternating between using "he" and "she" in order to appear less "sexist".

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  2. Re:Response Time by dubious9 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I hate that too. It's like using "ain't" or "yinz" (if you're from pittsburgh). It's not proper.

    If using 'he' as the gender-indeterminate pronoun offends you, come up with a new one, perhaps borrowed from a language that has a true gender-indeterminate pronoun. But using she is just as bad as using he and I don't understand why people do it.

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