The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) The Ethics of AI-Enabled Surveillance with Karen Levy - TWIML Talk #274
Jun 14, 2019
In this engaging conversation with Karen Levy, an assistant professor at Cornell University, the focus is on the ethics of AI-enabled surveillance. She highlights how surveillance technology can disproportionately affect marginalized groups, especially truck drivers, whose dignity and autonomy are compromised by constant monitoring. Karen advocates for a critical perspective on AI, emphasizing that technology should enhance, rather than undermine, quality of life. The discussion encourages directly engaging with affected communities to grasp the nuanced impacts of these systems.
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Trucker Resistance
- Truckers resist surveillance tech by breaking devices or subtly manipulating systems.
- Some companies even instruct drivers on how to cheat the system for faster deliveries.
Solitaire Rebellion
- A trucker showed others how to play solitaire on their surveillance system's Windows XP backbone.
- This act, while not financially beneficial, was a way to assert autonomy against the intrusive technology.
Surveillance Paradox
- People resist surveillance from corporations and governments but replicate it in their personal lives.
- Karen Levy noticed this when privacy advocates admitted to monitoring their children's texts.