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The Terrifying Future Of AI-Powered Digital Surveillance

The Terrifying Future Of AI-Powered Digital Surveillance

Update: 2025-09-22
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We all know about China's surveillance state - it's pretty terrifying, but it was built more or less from the ground up to suit the authoritarians. Every other autocrat - or would-be autocrat - will have to retrofit the technology onto existing internets that were built by private companies following demand, rather than any kind of state-sponsored plan. Russia is now leading the way - with a three-tier plan that is being executed right now. And when you look at what it's doing - well, there's some spooky parallels with things that Trump is doing in the very different environment of the US. Let's discuss.

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The Terrifying Future Of AI-Powered Digital Surveillance

The Terrifying Future Of AI-Powered Digital Surveillance

Mallen Baker