Steve Feldstein on Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance

Steve Feldstein

Senior Fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

The idea of surveillance that overreaches legal mandates has been an ongoing concern, but with AI, it gets supercharged. It happens at scale, and I think updated rules are needed.

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Steve Feldstein, quoted in Axios, “AI’s mass surveillance problem,” March 2, 2026.

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Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance

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AI Verified Feldstein says AI surveillance is supercharged at scale and calls for updated rules, clearly opposing mass AI surveillance. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The quote warns that AI surveillance scales overreach and calls for updated rules, supporting the ban. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Axios (2 Mar 2026) contains the full wording, attributed to Steve Feldstein. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance

The idea of surveillance that overreaches legal mandates has been an ongoing concern, but with AI, it gets supercharged. It happens at scale, and I think updated rules are needed.

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