Flock's automated license plate cameras are having a rough week, with cops split on their value and Texas' own governor cutting off funding amid bipartisan backlash. Meanwhile, AI accountability and the data infrastructure powering it all keep creeping into the same conversation about who's watching whom.
- Law enforcement leaders clash over privacy concerns, value of Flock cameras NewsNation
If the officers deploying these cameras can't agree they work, that's a red flag worth taking seriously before expanding them further.
- Neil deGrasse Tyson: Get AI to solve its own problem Fox News
Cute line, but 'let AI fix AI' dodges the real question of who's accountable when the system gets it wrong.
- Gov. Abbott blocks funding in Texas for Flock cameras as bipartisan fury brews The Washington Post
When a governor pulls funding over bipartisan privacy concerns, that's not politics as usual — it's a signal Flock's model has real problems.
- RFK Jr says Pennsylvania is ‘unwilling’ to cooperate with his office Fox News
If a state agency says another office won't cooperate, the public deserves to know exactly what information is being withheld and why.
- Data center boom brings rush to train electricians Fox News
Every data center needs miles of cable and cameras to run — the surveillance footprint grows quietly alongside the AI boom.
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