Internal docs detail Amazon's Astro, including its use of facial recognition and “Sentry” mode; sources who worked on Astro say it is a “privacy nightmare”
Leaked meetings show the robot will heavily rely on facial recognition and user behavior, but sources who worked on Astro say the robot is flawed.
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Discussion
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@beccacaddy
Becca Caddy
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Am I the only one who thinks the ‘leaked reports’ about Astro (Amazon's new robot) are the least surprising and totally not-at-all-juicy details ever? We've all... heard of Amazon, right? https://www.vice.com/...
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@mjgault
Matthew Gault
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“Astro is terrible and will almost certainly throw itself down a flight of stairs if presented the opportunity. The person detection is unreliable at best, making the in-home security proposition laughable.” - a person who worked on Astro https://www.vice.com/...
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@bigblackjacobin
Edward Ongweso Jr
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lmao it didn't even take a day https://www.vice.com/...
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@dcseifert
Dan Seifert
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here it is, Amazon's long-awaited home robot, called Astro. it reminds me of a robotic dog: https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@jjvincent
James Vincent
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Amazon announces its first home robot - a $999 tablet on wheels which comes with a periscope camera https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
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Amazon's home robot does look kinda cute, not gonna lie. (Don't worry Frank you're not getting replaced) https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@benwood
Ben Wood
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Unlike rivals such as Apple, @Amazon is willing to bring highly experimental products to market and assess consumer reaction. The #Astro robot follows other products including the @Ring Always Home Camera but take the company into new territory. https://twitter.com/...
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@jonerlichman
Jon Erlichman
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R&D spending in the past 12 months: Amazon: $45.9 billion Google: $28.2 billion Microsoft: $20.2 billion Apple: $20.1 billion Facebook: $19.7 billion Samsung: $17.9 billion Alibaba: $7.9 billion IBM: $6.4 billion https://twitter.com/...
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@kentremendous
Ken Tremendous
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[six weeks later] Ok so the Astros have become sentient and are murdering people https://twitter.com/...
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@jojobickley
@jojobickley
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Our vision of ambient intelligence and the devices like Astro, Glow, and Echo Show 15 demonstrates how technology can fade into the background in order to enable customers to become more present in their every day lives. https://www.fastcompany.com/ ...
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@fallontonight
@fallontonight
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It looks like an iPad, an HP printer, and a Roomba had a threesome. https://twitter.com/...
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@mcnees
Robert McNees
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Personally I wouldn't want a mobile Amazon surveillance unit in my home, but I am nevertheless looking forward to all the upcoming “dog encounters Astro” videos. https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@seldo
Laurie Voss
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Apparently Amazon's product theme for the quarter was “now the creepy surveillance robots can follow you around” https://www.theverge.com/...
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@nikhilchawla
Nikhil Chawla
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Samsung Frame 15" That said, I'm getting this new Echo Show 15 for sure and placing it next to my Samsung Frame 55" 😍 https://twitter.com/...
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@cartunenetwerk
Tune
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$1k isn't an insane price to be living like the Jetsons https://twitter.com/...
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@schmmuck
That Goan Guy
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Amazon is trying to get into your home by looking cuter. 😏https://www.theverge.com/ ...
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@followtheh
Tom Hearden
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nothing like having your propaganda pre-loaded by your media friends (12 minutes after Astro hit the tape) https://twitter.com/...
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@brendonbigley
Brendon Bigley
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“if we make robocop cute will people still think it's robocop?” https://twitter.com/...
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@rayapollo
@rayapollo
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Can it show me my dog while I'm at the store? https://twitter.com/...
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@gregbensinger
@gregbensinger
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A robot that follows you around your home and spies on you? https://www.theverge.com/...
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@skoczela
Steve Koczela
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Hide. “Amazon's long-awaited home robot is here.” https://www.theverge.com/...
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@dcseifert
Dan Seifert
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alright, here's all the info on Amazon's Astro, it's new “home robot” that's been years in the making. I got a demo of it last week: https://www.theverge.com/...
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@erichaywood
Eric Haywood
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I think the fuck not https://twitter.com/...
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@econompic
Jake
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You: Facebook knows too much about me! #DeleteFacebook Also you: Alexa on wheels? OMG... now an always recording camera can follow me around my home! Take my money! https://www.theverge.com/...
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@johnpaczkowski
John Paczkowski
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The least they could have done was build a vacuum cleaner into it https://twitter.com/...
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@kantrowitz
Alex Kantrowitz
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Jeff Bezos told us about that Alexa robot a long time ago. His prototype was, uh... less elegant https://www.instagram.com/... https://twitter.com/...