Podcast: How AI-Powered Cameras Took Over One Small American Town

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In this week's episode, we talk Fusus AI-powered surveillance cameras, how people lost their vision (literally) at an NFT conference, and how scammers are using malicious insiders at Walmart to conduct refund fraud.

This week goes in all sorts of directions. First, Joseph runs through his in-depth article on Fusus, a surveillance company that took over one small American town with AI-powered cameras. Now, they're everywhere, both in the U.S. and increasingly abroad. After the break, Sam tells us how attendees of an NFT conference got more than they bargained for, and ended up getting (temporarily) blinded (literally). In the subscribers-only section, Joseph and Jason discuss their just published piece about a refund fraud group that scammed $700,000 out of Amazon, and how these scams may impact delivery drivers on the ground.

• AI Cameras Took Over One Small American Town. Now They're Everywhere
• 'Couldn't See Anymore:' Bored Ape Conference Attendees Wake Up With Searing Eye Pain, Vision Loss
• How a 'Refund Fraud' Gang Stole $700,000 From Amazon

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