Petvation
Your average low-tech pet door isn’t the best at keeping out four-legged miscreants and the occasional weird dude from shimmying inside your home. Petvation, however, isn’t your average pet door: it’s a door that promises to let in your favorite pup or feline every time, while keeping out those pesky raccoons and squirrels every time. The secret? Facial recognition.
It’s facial recognition. For cats and dogs.
Maybe it’s because my perception’s been tainted by the never-ending drumbeat of reports detailing how facial recognition is Not Great, but something about this product makes my skin crawl. What if this tech messes up somehow—as it’s wont to do when handling people’s faces—and just… leaves my cat outside in the cold? Or what if the (kitty) cops subpoena this company for data, and it leads to my cat being wrongfully arrested? Personally, I don’t have enough money to post bail for my baby, so I’m going to give this door a pass.
