Skynet

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

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Skynet is the name for a system of CCTV cameras, facial recogntion technlogy and biometric databases deployed in mainland China. It is used for criminal investigations, but also for political purposes. Skynet is of course also the name of the comouter system that destroys most of humankind in the Terminator films.

Used on Chap. 12: page 275