A field guide

See the
robots.

The robots know you.
Do you know them?

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You already live with robots.

We're just helping you see them.

First, a correction

People think AI looks like this.

what you picture
what it really
looks like

The chatbot isn't the story. The invisible systems are.

Robot №01Series · Marin Peninsula

The License Plate Robot

you call it a Flock camera
Appetiteevery passing car
Memorymonths, by default
Friends5,000+ agencies
Paid for byyou

"I remember every car."

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Robot №01 says

I remember your car.
I remember when.
Your taxes paid for me.
I don't remember your rights.

The robots talk to each other.

You aren't invited.

One search reached 83,345 cameras to hunt a single woman after an abortion. [404 Media / EFF]

I know where you've been.

You don't know who asked.

Federal agents reached 80,000+ cameras through local back doors. No warrant. [AP]
The business model

Data is
robot money.

Every new fact about you makes the robots richer. You don't get paid.

The robots never forget.

(assuming retention policies are honored)

They know where your children go to school.
Where you worship.
Where you shop.
Where you sleep.

I see the robots.
The robots see me.

Only one of us knew it was happening.

My taxes paid for the robots

Can I see what they know?
Can I correct it?
Can I delete it?
Can I say no?

Right now, the answer is mostly no. That is what we're here to change.

The field guide grows

One robot at a time.

We start with the one on your street. The others, you'll meet when it's their turn.

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Plate
№02
soon
№03
soon
№04
soon
№05
soon

You can see one of them now.

It's being built in plain sight, which means it can still be stopped. So: eyes off.

Join Eyes Off