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Algorithms · April 2019Gaffe level: Typo

Color Printout Hides People from AI Surveillance

Belgian researchers printed an adversarial patch that made person-detecting AI simply not see whoever held it. Invisibility cloak, now available at the office printer.

Source: MIT Technology Review

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AI Cameras at a Brooklyn Recycling Plant Recover 89% of Aluminum Cans

Climate · October 2026 Kudos level: Bravo

Greyparrot's AI cameras above the sorting belts at a Brooklyn recycling plant measured 89% aluminum recovery, nearly double the average U.S. rate. The systems now run in seven U.S. states and more than 20 countries, with 10 to 30% efficiency gains reported at facilities using them.

Source: Canary Media

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