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iRobot Roomba J7 R&D Images Reportedly Appeared in Private Online Groups After Data Labeling
Images reportedly captured in 2020 by development versions of iRobot's Roomba J7 robot vacuum during an AI training data project were sent to Scale AI for labeling and later appeared in private Facebook, Discord, and other online groups. Reporting described some images as showing sensitive household scenes.
- Date it happened
- 2020-06-10
- Organisation involved
- iRobot
- Product, system or model
- iRobot Roomba J7 development robots, Roomba image capture systems, Scale AI data-labeling platform, AI training data pipelines, Computer vision training datasets, Smart home devices, Home service robo
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