Google’s AI Search Reportedly Told Users That Flock Cameras Are a Goldmine
There are a lot of reasons to want Flock cameras removed from your neighborhood. That said, harnessing the gold and copper from them is probably not one of them. Google’s AI Overview doesn’t have much of a sense of humor and, according to Futurism, took it literally.
- ▪There are a lot of reasons to want Flock cameras removed from your neighborhood.
- ▪That said, harnessing the gold and copper from them is probably not one of them.
- ▪Google’s AI Overview doesn’t have much of a sense of humor and, according to Futurism, took it literally.
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| Canonical URL | https://gizmodo.com/googles-ai-search-reportedly-told-users-that-flock-cameras-are-a-goldmine-2000794890 |
| Publication time | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:20:09 +0000 |
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There are a lot of reasons to want Flock cameras removed from your neighborhood. That said, harnessing the gold and copper from them is probably not one of them. Unfortunately, Google’s AI Overview may have given people the idea that they can run smash-and-grab operations to cash in on the metals inside the invasive eyes of the surveillance…
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