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Community group pitches Airbits drone/AI pilot to detect illegal dumping; Public Works flags privacy and policy hurdles
Summary
Entrepreneur Brian Johnson and community organizer Vince Yuen urged the Public Works Commission to support a pilot using Airbits' drone- and AI-based illegal-dumping detection integrated with SF311; Director Carla Short said the department is exploring clearances but must address drone policy and IT questions first.
At the San Francisco Public Works Commission meeting on March 13, entrepreneur Brian Johnson, founder of Airbits, and community organizer Vince Yuen urged the department to pursue a pilot that uses drones and artificial intelligence to detect and report illegal dumping.
Johnson described a Bayview pilot he has run for approximately two years and said the…
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