Unpublished Newswire

OTTAWA — Some RCMP body cameras in Alberta and B.C. aren’t just recording people anymore, they’re writing about them too. For months, the police force has been testing a new technology where artificial intelligence writes a draft report based on body camera audio of an interaction. In July, the RCMP launched a year-long pilot project in eight B.C. and two Alberta detachments where audio from officers’ body cameras is uploaded into an AI transcription service to automatically generate a draft incident report. The force budgeted up to $200,000 for the test. The AI software is Draft...

I spent six years last Tuesday watching an endless series of mandatory training videos thoughtfully provided by a human resources department that hates me. You know the kind; elaborate scenarios shot as though HR had binge-watched Grey’s Anatomy for a decade straight, with sixth-rate actors who are shocked -- shocked, I tell you -- to discover that doing your banking on public wifi at the coffee shop while loudly discussing a client’s confidential information might create a few security vulnerabilities. Read More