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Watch Dogs

Watch Dogs

Game
2014
Creator: Ubisoft
Country: Canada

Especially 'Watch Dogs: Legion,' which delves into a near-future world of surveillance, hacking, and AI-driven societies.

Connected Technologies

Applications
Applications
Cognitive Infrastructure for Cities

ctOS connects every device and system in the city into a single centralized network.

TRL
5/9
software
software
Autonomous Threat Detection

The system uses surveillance cameras and predictive algorithms to profile citizens and detect crimes.

TRL
6/9

In this Series / Editions

Watch Dogs

(2014)

Connected Technologies

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Watch Dogs 2

(2016)

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Watch Dogs: Legion

(2020)

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