Australian police want aerial surveillance drones to track license plates and monitor cars of interest
With hackers, DIYers and the military using them for years, domestic police forces the world over are apparently itching to get some surveillance drones of their own. Now Australian authorities have discussed using drones alongside a new license plate recognition system, autonomously tracking vehicles of interest. The city of Canberra is installing a suite of…
Yale Law Journal ponders the wisdom of IBM robot Watson as a judge
The Yale Law Journal’s Betsy Cooper wrote an essay examining our favorite Jeopardy! champion (and new medical diagnoser) robot Watson, but from a new angle: Could Watson help judges make legal decisions? The essay notes that Watson could be of particular use to a certain type of judge or legal scholar: the new textualists. She…
Que Malo, Narcos! Mexico attacks cartels with comics
The besieged Mexican government has a new tool in the info war against drug cartels: animated, online propaganda comics set to electronic beats. The 10-episode comic series, posted over the summer in two- to three-minute episodes to the blog of President Felipe Calderon, is the latest weapon in a “cultural struggle” against drug cartels. The…