Sleepwalkers Podcast: Artificial Intelligence Is Watching Us and Judging Us

Don't look now, but artificial intelligence is watching you. Artificial intelligence has tremendous power to enhance spying, and both authoritarian governments and democracies are adopting the technology as a tool of political and social control. The potential of AI surveillance is the subject of the third installment of the Sleepwalkers podcast. The episode examines how AI consolidates power and control, and asks if we can limit this troubling trend. Data collected from apps and websites already help optimize ads and social feeds.