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Experiencing Detroit Through The Eyes Of Eminem

VRScout

VR film “Marshall From Detroit” gives Sundance attendees a closer look at the city responsible for one of hip hop’s greatest acts. Growing up, Marshall dreamed of rapping his way out of Detroit, MI, but, years and fortunes later, he still hasn’t left. Detroit is a land of historic paradoxes.

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Detroit Police Chief Admits Face Recognition Doesn't Work '95-97% of the Time'

GizModo VR

During a public meeting on Monday, Detroit Police Chief James Craig estimated the facial recognition technology used by his department fails to identify suspects accurately “96% of the time,” adding that nearly every case would go unsolved if police relied solely on the technology to identify suspects. Read more.

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AT&T SHAPE: A Cutting-Edge Convergence of Entertainment and Technology

VRScout

Now, the telecomm organization is hosting AT&T SHAPE , an immersive event that “explores the convergence of technology and entertainment.” After screening the film, Weber will offer viewers a chance to participate further using mobile technology, as well as a Q&A after the screening. Situated at the Warner Bros.

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Police Wrongly Arrested a Black Man Using Racist Facial Recognition Technology

GizModo VR

On Wednesday, the civil rights litigation group lodged a complaint against the Detroit Police… Read more. In a spectacularly rare admission of likely very common fuckery, police copped to using face recognition to make a wrongful arrest, according to the ACLU, confirming a long-suspected but nearly-impossible-to-prove practice.

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Detroit Police Wrongfully Arrested Another Black Man Falsely Identified by Face Recognition

GizModo VR

For more than a year, people opposed to giving police access to face recognition technology have pointed to criminal cases such as that of Willie Lynch. A Florida appellate court ruled last year that Lynch, a Jacksonville man convicted of selling drugs worth $50 to an undercover agent, had no right to view the photos… Read more.

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Everyone Sees Something Different On Delta’s New Face Recognition Airport Display

GizModo VR

But Delta passengers traveling through Detroit will have a much easier time as a new display being installed there tailors the on-screen… Read more. Finding your flight information on those giant densely packed airport screens can often feel as daunting as trying to interpret a wall of hieroglyphics without the Rosetta Stone.

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360 Short Film about Eminem and created by Felix And Paul to premiere at Sundance

Cats and VR

Marshall from Detroit is a 3D, 360-degree virtual reality experience featuring Marshall Mathers (Eminem) and Sway Calloway and directed by Caleb Slain in collaboration with Félix Lajeunesse & Paul Raphaël. This is not the only Felix and Paul film selected to be at Sundance. in collaboration with Facebook's Oculus. "We

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