Uber's plans to identify drunk passengers could endanger women | Emily Reynolds

Uber's plans to identify drunk passengers could endanger women | Emily Reynolds

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/13/uber-identify-drunk-passengers-endanger-women-sexual-assault-ai

The company’s poor track record when it comes to sexual assault makes its new AI project a scary prospect

It’s impossible to say exactly how much money Uber makes from drunk people, but if the number of bleary-eyed people wandering around on Friday and Saturday nights trying to find their summoned cars is anything to go by, it’s probably quite a lot. The company clearly knows its audience: this week, it applied for a patent for an AI that could spot drunk or high passengers simply by the way they walked, typed or held their phone.

Uber's plans to identify drunk passengers could endanger women | Emily Reynolds

Jun 13, 2018, 4:46pm UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/13/uber-identify-drunk-passengers-endanger-women-sexual-assault-ai > The company’s poor track record when it comes to sexual assault makes its new AI project a scary prospect > It’s impossible to say exactly how much money Uber makes from drunk people, but if the number of bleary-eyed people wandering around on Friday and Saturday nights trying to find their summoned cars is anything to go by, it’s probably quite a lot. The company clearly knows its audience: this week, it applied for a patent for an AI that could spot drunk or high passengers simply by the way they walked, typed or held their phone.