A Texas town approved an AI border security camera

The city council of Presidio, Texas, voted on June 7, 2021 to approve locating a new camera system for Customs and Border Patrol on city property. The Sentry camera is a re-deployable 30-foot-tall tower bristling with sensors and powered by solar panels. It's made by Anduril, a security technology startup. As the city council agenda notes, Presidio approved locating one such Sentry "on city property near the City of Presidio Waste Water Treatment Plant." Presidio, population 4,000, sits on the US side of the confluence of the Rio Grande and Rio Conchos rivers, across from Ojinaga in Mexico, in the broader Big Bend region of the state.