Traffic police in China are to begin using facial-recognition technology to identify jaywalkers and automatically issue them fines by text.
Now, the company which provides the technology is in talks with mobile phone carriers and social media firms about developing a system that notifies jaywalkers through instant messages when they are caught by the cameras, crossing the road outside of a marked pedestrian crosswalk at an intersection. Jaywalking has always been an issue in China and can hardly be resolved just by imposing fines or taking photos of the offenders, Wang Jun, director of marketing solutions at Shenzhen-based AI firm Intellifusion, told the South China Morning Post. But a combination of technology and psychology can greatly reduce instances of jaywalking and will prevent repeat offences." Shenzhen began using AI-enabled cameras in April last year and had within 10 months had displayed the 13,939 jaywalking offenders in one LED scree at a busy junction in Futian district, according to police. The system uses 7-megapixel cameras and facial-recognition technology to identity pedestrians a database. A photo of the offence, the offenders family name, and part of their government identification number is displayed on the screen.
Lmao. Keep giving companies your data for free enabling things like this.
