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".
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 15 2018, @04:50PM (1 child)
Some things do require laws.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday June 18 2018, @02:43PM
Yes. Some things do require laws. I strongly agree. There is a middle ground between don't regulate anything, and too much regulation.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.