Technology@beehaw.org • 6 days ago

This ‘College Protester’ Isn’t Real. It’s an AI-Powered Undercover Bot for Cops

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This ‘College Protester’ Isn’t Real. It’s an AI-Powered Undercover Bot for Cops

Technology@beehaw.org • 6 days ago

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Massive Blue is helping cops deploy AI-powered social media bots to talk to people they suspect are anything from violent sex criminals all the way to vaguely defined “protesters.”

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It’s a perfect combination of invasion of privacy, entrapment, and snake oil. No wonder the police love it.

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