Flock is outsourcing AI training to overseas gig workers who annotate license‑plate footage, building a system that tracks U.S. movements. Civil‑rights groups like the ACLU and EFF warn this could expand surveillance. Read the full story. #AI #Surveillance #GigWorkers #VideoAnnotation

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/flock-hires-overseas-gig-workers-train-ai-that-monitors-us-movements

The Role of Video Annotation in Training Machine Learning Algorithms

Video annotation helps AI understand motion, behavior, and context frame by frame. From object tracking to activity recognition, it turns raw videos into accurate datasets that improve AI precision, real-world performance, and innovation.

https://www.hitechdigital.com/blog/importance-of-video-annotation-for-machine-learning

#videoannotation #machinelearning #objecttracking

#callforparticipation

Video Annotatahon at Media Library for Dance and Theatre (MTT)
In cooperation with Motion Bank and @nfdi4culture

17.-18.09.2025
ITI Germany, Berlin

Open to researchers, students, archivists and practitioners in the field of performing arts, as well as coders from cultural and research backgrounds.

Deadline: 15.07.2025

👉 Further information: https://www.performing-arts.eu/de/news/newsstream/call-for-participation-video-annotatahon-at-iti-germany-in-berlin/

#videoannotation #motionbank #performingarts #theatrestudies #dancestudies #berlin