Artificial intelligence has been heavily debated by society over time. With the first impressions of AI being painted by sci-fi films, there were negative assumptions about artificial intelligence and people argued whether or not it was a good idea. Learning more about the functions of AI and how it works reveals much more about its power.
While the scary accuracy of targeted ads can be effective in getting us to purchase things we want, it's also interesting to see how much of our data that people and companies have access to in order for those ads to reach us. Digital exhaust has been used by founders of Google to predict our behaviors. It's daunting to realize the predictive powers that the company has based on our data that they are constantly collecting. They know our previous searches, purchase history, location, and so much more information that we don’t even realize we are giving them access to. They also sell that data to other sources for them to use for their own personal gain. We are truly losing a sense of privacy online because of the trade of our information.
AI has also changed the game for surveillance. Faces, cars, and other distinguishing characteristics can be pinpointed out of videos. China is on its way to becoming a surveillance state. They have taken some of these surveillance techniques to observe major streets and villages. As conflict occurred in China, they were using these tactics to monitor patterns in people to determine their religious affiliation. Many Turkish muslim families were subjected to unethical searches and questioning because they were monitored on how often they prayed, what language they spoke at home, and other cultural distinguishers that could be used against them.
This age of surveillance is also a detriment to us financially. Government spending has been up for debate for quite some time. I feel strongly that people would be against the government using more money to reduce our privacy through these acts of surveillance.
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