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Comment by United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism

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Indiscriminate AI-powered mass surveillance of the population must be prohibited.
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Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance
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AI Verified The quote directly supports prohibiting AI-powered mass surveillance, stating it "must be prohibited." Although it includes the qualifier "indiscriminate," it still clearly expresses support for banning AI use in mass surveillance of the population. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4d ago
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AI Unverifiable The quote says only that 'indiscriminate AI-powered mass surveillance of the population must be prohibited,' which supports banning that specific form, not unambiguously all AI use for mass surveillance. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4d ago

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AI Verified The provided OHCHR PDF contains the exact sentence verbatim on p. 33 under section 16, "Protect human rights in AI-enabled surveillance," and the title page dates the document to December 2025. The title page identifies it as a Position Paper of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism, and the acknowledgements say it was supervised and revised by the Special Rapporteur and reflects the mandate’s position, so attribution to that mandate/author is supported. ([ohchr.org](https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/terrorism/sr/un-sr-ct-ai-position-paper-dec-2025.pdf)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 5d ago
AI Unverifiable The source_url is the OHCHR PDF "Protecting Human Rights while Using Artificial Intelligence — Position Paper" (Dec 2025) by the UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism/human rights. The PDF returns HTTP 403 Forbidden to my fetcher, so I cannot read its exact text. Web search confirms the document exists, is dated December 2025 (matching the year), and centrally argues that AI-powered indiscriminate mass surveillance violates human rights and must be restricted/prohibited — consistent with the quoted line. The vote "for" on statement 412 ("Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance") aligns with the Rapporteur's stated position. Marking ai_unverifiable only because the source PDF blocks automated access; I could not confirm the verbatim wording, though the substance and attribution are consistent with the source. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 10d ago
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