# Dallas using AI surveillance cameras to assign "blight scores" to local homes

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> Published: 2026-09-04 13:58:31+00:00

The city of [Dallas is using AI-powered cameras mounted on trash collection trucks to assign "blight scores" to homes](https://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/dallas-councilmember-residents-push-back-on-ai-blight-scores-assigned-to-thousands-of-homes/4071874/) there. The obvious intent is code enforcement, which implies issuing fines to people living in low-income neighborhoods. Unhappy locals made their thoughts clear at a city council meeting. — [Read the rest](https://boingboing.net/2026/09/04/dallas-using-ai-surveillance-cameras-to-assign-blight-scores-to-local-homes.html) 

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