AI Software to Eavesdrop on Prisoner Phone Calls in Florida

A company that uses surveillance software to monitor U.S. prisoners' phone calls is on the verge of deploying its technology across the Sunshine State. LEO Technologies, a Los Angeles-based company that transcribes inmate communications in real time using an artificial intelligence speech-to-text feature, is marketed as a way to monitor inmate health, improve prison security, and thwart crime. Despite spawning concerns over overzealous surveillance and potential misuse, the software — known as Verus — has been sold and deployed across nearly a dozen states.
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