A tech company has made Artificial Intelligence that can snoop on people and sound an alarm if they fail to social distance, as shown in a video blasted as “dystopian” by critics.
Landing AI said its “detector” can keep watch on people and make sure they keep at least two metres apart as dictated by social-distancing guidelines during the coronavirus pandemic.
In the CCTV footage, pedestrians walking down Oxford High Street in the UK are marked with a box. The box, green by default, flashes red if a person walks too close to someone else, as calculated by the AI.
According to Landing AI, the system can also “issue an alert to remind people to keep a safe distance if the protocol is violated”.