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Open Rights Group warns AI spending threatens democracy
Original: RE: https:// social.openrightsgroup.org/@op enrightsgroup/117405942472330057 The purpose of a system is what it does: Th
Digital rights campaigner Open Rights Group is circulating a post arguing that the purpose of a system is what it does, pointing to Western governments investing billions in AI and datacentres as evidence that surveillance and migration control are the real aim. Replies, including one amplifying the claim with hashtags on democracy and racism, frame the spending as a retreat from democratic values.
Why now: Concerns are mounting that government AI and datacentre investment is being used to expand surveillance and border control at the expense of civil liberties.
Open Rights GroupWestern democratic governments
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