Synthetic Data for Surveillance AI, Emotion Recognition and More
Select stories from RedTail author Kate Kaye about synthetic data for surveillance AI, the limits of AI for digital accessibility, and emotion recognition.| redtailmedia.org
Portland is testing a machine learning algorithm for water bill pricing that promises both affordability and higher revenues. Here's the first in-depth analysis of the program and the tech behind it.|
Portland Investigative Journalist, Researcher and RedTail founder Kate Kaye spoke on January 27, 2025 about Portland Police Bureau’s drones, what these flying devices can do, how police have actually used them, and what city policy addressing drones and other surveillance tech does – and does not do.|
Here's a compendium of all RedTail stories related to algorithmic and surveillance tech use by city government in Portland, Oregon, and other tech policy related reporting.|
Here are details from the August 28 Council Meeting about the program, and what City Commissioners might consider as they weigh an additional $98,000 in funding|
Additional funding and new rules for Portland Police Bureau’s drone program -- rules written by the police bureau -- could be coming very soon.|
A series questioning the AI race concept and how it drives US AI and China policy|
Select stories from RedTail author Kate Kaye about synthetic data for surveillance AI, the limits of AI for digital accessibility, and emotion recognition.| redtailmedia.org
Portland Police drones were launched by its gun prevention and behavioral health teams to monitor and search for people including juveniles, and were even flown inside a family’s home. Some might c…| redtailmedia.org
A “restricted” privacy impact assessment of the drone plan provides the most detail about the possible program we have yet.| redtailmedia.org
A city tech project in Portland with the Sidewalk Labs spin-off leads to accusations, data disputes and “damaged trust.”| redtailmedia.org
Throughout the summer of 2020, RedTail’s Kate Kaye tracked Portland, OR’s groundbreaking facial recognition ban through this scripted podcast series.| redtailmedia.org
PPB drones are often flown over neighborhoods with more people of color and higher poverty rates, sometimes for reasons beyond the program’s stated mission.| redtailmedia.org
