Why anyone would have one of these government devices in their home is beyond me.
From the Daily Mail (here): Smart assistants could soon come with a ‘moral AI’ to decide whether to report their owners for breaking the law. That’s the suggestion of academics at who say that household gadgets like the Amazon Echo and Google Home should be enhanced with ethical smart software. This would let them to weigh-up whether to report illegal activity to the police, effectively putting millions of people under constant surveillance.
Researchers suggested that digital assistants should possess an ethical awareness that simultaneously represents both the owner and the authorities – or, in the case of a minor, their parents. Devices would then have an internal ‘discussion’ about suspect behavior, weighing up conflicting demands between the law and personal freedoms, before arriving at the ‘best’ course of action.