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Artist SpY installs giant surveillance-camera obelisk in central Madrid

Spanish artist SpY has erected a 65-foot triangular black structure called 'Panopticon' in Madrid's Plaza de Cibeles, directly facing the Palacio de Cibeles government building. The installation is embedded with CCTV cameras feeding live footage to screens viewable through ground-level peepholes, offering distorted views of the surrounding square.

futurism.com · 2026-11-08

MIT installs hundreds of surveillance cameras, tests Ambient.ai facial-search tools

MIT has installed hundreds of small camera units across campus over the summer, including more than 500 documented by The Tech, with some positioned near faculty offices and bathroom entrances. At the May 2026 Institute Faculty Meeting, administrators acknowledged testing AI-based search capabilities from Ambient.ai on campus footage without prior notice or consent from the community.

fnl.mit.edu · 2026-09-25