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AFFIRMATIVE: Don’t Trust Governments With A.I. Facial Recognition Technology

DO YOU WANT the government always to know where you are, what you are doing, and with whom you are doing it? Why not? After all, you’ve nothing to worry about if you’re not doing anything wrong. Right?

That’s the world that artificial intelligence (A.I.), coupled with tens of millions of video cameras in public and private spaces, is making possible. Not only can A.I.-amplified surveillance identify you and your associates, but it can track you using other biometric

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