Internal docs show how Amazon's Astro robot decision-making works; sources who worked on versions of Astro describe it as a "privacy nightmare" and "dangerous" (Matthew Gault/VICE)

Matthew Gault / VICE:
Internal docs show how Amazon's Astro robot decision-making works; sources who worked on versions of Astro describe it as a “privacy nightmare” and “dangerous”  —  Leaked meetings show the robot will heavily rely on facial recognition and user behavior, but sources who worked on Astro say the robot is flawed.



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