Edward Snowden warns of AI tyrants that become "automated police officers"

In 2013 Edward Snowden made explosive revelations about the scope and depth of internet surveillance carried out by the United States and its allies, that confirmed what had up until that point been some rather wild conspiracy theories. His decision to publish, with the help of several global media outlets, a large number of confidential documents was a rather dramatic attempt of raising public awareness – a task that may or may not have been accomplished. But it was also a move that polarized opinions in his own country, and one that has cost him dearly: he has become one of the figures that Breitbart refers to as "western dissidents." Snowden now lives in exile in Russia, and has lately become more present in the media thanks to the fact he is promoting his memoir. And when this whistleblower shares his opinion on some of the most controversial issues pertaining to the tech industry, people tend to listen.