The Compass
The Compass
BBC World Service
The Public Misunderstanding of Science: Racist robots
27 minutes Posted Oct 27, 2021 at 1:32 am.
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Sometimes it’s right to be sceptical about new technologies. US tech reporter Katherine Gorman joins Sue Nelson to report on artificial intelligence and how it’s rapidly pervading our lives. Katherine reports from New York on controversial facial recognition cameras and we hear how regulators are struggling to keep up with innovation.

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