AI police: end of the resistance?

China's security surveillance already tracks millions of people through CCTV and facial recognition. Imagine when AI cross-references everyone's whereabouts with their messages, purchases, and political leanings...

Those who think this level of authoritarian policing could never happen in the West should recall the winter of 2022, when the Canadian government froze the bank accounts of hundreds of truckers protesting lockdown—a chilling warning from one of the world's most famously liberal nations.

Future uprisings will be monitored by dystopian AI tools that identify dissidents, track their activities, and analyze behaviors before protests even begin. Instantaneous control measures—like freezing communication devices and bank accounts—could instantly quash any rebellion.

Protests and riots may become relics of the past. Even records of them could be erased to prevent rebellious ideas from inspiring future generations.

In a world of automated transportation, governments could seize control of a suspect's vehicle, lock passengers inside, and autonomously deliver them to the nearest police station. Similarly, with smart homes, authorities could remotely access AI systems to extract information about illegal activities and confine individuals within their homes to live in digital VR worlds.