AI Mass Surveillance
MisuseHighAI dramatically expands surveillance capabilities. Previously, collecting data was easy but analysis was the bottleneck—human analysts could only review so much. AI removes this constraint. Facial recognition can identify individuals in crowds. Natural language processing can monitor communications at scale.
Severity
High
Likelihood
Very High (occurring)
Time Horizon
~2025
Maturity
Mature
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Assessment
SeverityHigh
LikelihoodVery High (occurring)
Time Horizon~2025
MaturityMature
CategoryMisuse
Details
StatusDeployed in multiple countries
Key ChangeAutomation of analysis
Tags
privacyfacial-recognitionauthoritarianismdigital-rightsgovernance