圆桌讨论：虚拟边境墙的致命失灵
内容总结：
美国过去25年在南部边境投入数十亿美元打造“虚拟墙”监控塔系统，承诺可帮助发现和拦截越境者并挽救生命。然而，《麻省理工科技评论》一项开创性调查记录到，超过一千人曾穿过这些监控塔覆盖区域却未被发现或拦截，最终命丧该地，其中一些人甚至处于新安装的AI自动识别监控塔监视之下。调查揭示了一场比此前已知更为严重的人道主义危机，也暴露出“虚拟墙”基本安全承诺的反复失效。《麻省理工科技评论》主编马特·霍南、资深AI记者詹姆斯·奥唐奈和资深调查记者艾琳·郭将就此展开讨论，剖析边境监控技术的失败，并讲述在边境地带死亡者的故事。
中文翻译：
圆桌讨论：虚拟边境墙的致命失灵
观看一场订阅者专享的对谈，审视边境监控技术的种种失败。
仅限《麻省理工科技评论》订阅者观看。
过去25年间，美国斥资数十亿美元在南部边境修建了一道由监控塔组成的“虚拟墙”，承诺这些设施将有助于发现和拦截越境者，并挽救生命。但《麻省理工科技评论》的一项开创性调查记录了一千多名曾穿行于这些监控塔所覆盖区域、却未被发现或拦截、并最终命丧此地的人。其中一些人甚至处于新安装的AI驱动监控塔的视野之下——这些监控塔的设计初衷就是自动识别人员。
我们的调查发现揭示了一场比此前已知更为触目惊心的人道主义危机，以及虚拟墙基本安全承诺的一再落空。欢迎加入《麻省理工科技评论》的编辑和记者，一同审视边境监控技术的失败，揭开那些命丧边境地带之人的故事。
主讲人：马特·霍南，总编辑；詹姆斯·奥唐奈，资深AI记者；艾琳·郭，资深特稿与调查记者
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