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Uber applies for patent to spot drunk passengers
Taxi app company Uber has applied for a patent to use artificial intelligence to determine how drunk potential passengers might be.
The app used to summon rides could also feed other information to the driver, including a passenger's location, how accurately they are typing and even the angle they are holding their phone at.
It could help drivers who do not want to pick up inebriated riders.
But critics said it could also be used to identify vulnerable passengers.
According to the application to the US patent office, the system would spot "uncharacteristic user activity".
Also at The A.V. Club.
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Uber Submits Patent Application for Algorithm to Determine How Drunk Potential Passengers Are
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(Score: 4, Interesting) by DannyB on Thursday June 14 2018, @11:12PM (1 child)
Wouldn't it be more useful to determine how drunk the driver is? Especially considering this is Uber we're talking about.
It seems that an Uber driver wanting to detect the drunkfulness of a passenger would be of aid in spotting persons they can victimize. Financially, sexually, or with magic markers.
Every performance optimization is a grate wait lifted from my shoulders.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 15 2018, @02:58AM
If you want fairness, take a legal cab, with regulated rates.