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threecheese 4 hours ago

They won't need these cameras soon, AI-based home inspection tools are on the rise and insurers are using them in lieu of humans. The fine-print is absolutely dreadful, as you might expect.

I was forced to use one in order to renew my home insurance policy. Using a supplied app (from a LexisNexis company), I was required to take video of almost my entire home and property. There was no right of refusal; if I wanted to be insured with $Company, this is what I would do. I have little choice, given my area is losing insurers in droves because of definitely-not-global-climate-change.

Because I'm a prick, I made sure one of my bachelor party gags were in each room. Hope somebody got a laugh.

Anyway, this is what AI looks like - cost reduction, failure minimization, which is all well and good when there's choice in the market, and those who desire privacy have options.