iRobot Roomba Vacuum cleaners secretely take photos in bathroom

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Some people may feel uncomfortable using the bathroom in front
of their pet dog, but most of us don't think twice when a Roomba
is around. However, recently uncovered evidence may have people
reconsidering that.
According to MIT Technology Review's Eileen Guoarchive, images
of people in intimate moments were collected by Roombas. iRobot
the company which creates Roombas reported that the images were
part of a program to develop AI capabilities for their Roomba J7s
and the devices were labeled with a bright green sticker that said
"video recording in progress."
It was further explained that the images were sent to a startup
called Scale AI and Venezuelan gig workers shared them in private
groups on Facebook, Discord, and other platforms. After MIT
Technology contacted iRobot, the CEO Colin Angle stated that they
are terminating their relationship with the service provider,
investigating, and taking steps to prevent similar leaks in the
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