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Expert opinions on Surveillance
Sourced quotes, claims, policy proposals and stances on Surveillance from AI researchers, executives and policymakers.
243 sourced quotes · 3 policy proposals and claims
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Ban predictive policing
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For (31)Alternative Federal Budget Working GroupCollective author of the Canadian Alternative Federal Budget’s 2026–27 artificial-intelligence policy chapter.votes For and says:The act will employ the precautionary principle to prohibit the introduction of AI tools into high-risk settings, such as education, health care or the delivery of public services, unless there is clear evidence that they will not cause harm. Where h...
more AI Verified source (Sep 16, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (13)Nigeria Police ForceNational police service of Nigeria, represented by its inspector general at the 2026 UN Chiefs of Police Summit.votes Against and says:Artificial intelligence, digital forensics, and geospatial intelligence are transforming how we anticipate threats and conduct investigations.
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Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance
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For (111)James TalaricoTexas state representative (D-Austin)votes For and says:DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Jasleen ChaggarSenior Legal and Policy Officer at Big Brother Watch, a civil-liberties campaign group.abstains and says:This has effectively given police a very long leash to experiment with these technologies. And now we're in a tipping point situation where it's about to be expanded all over the country, and there's a real necessity for those legal frameworks to be ...
more Unverifiable source (Aug 7, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (5)MoMo ZhouVice President of Communications at Flock Safety.votes Against and says:We ask them to work with the communities using this technology to decide what rules should govern it and not to spread misinformation or ban a critical public safety tool outright that is helping to make communities safer.
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For (76)Bernie SandersU.S. Senator from Vermontvotes For and says:
We cannot allow America to become a surveillance state where a handful of AI oligarchs profit by giving the government the power to track our every movement.
AI Verified source (Aug 26, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (5)Lord Clement-JonesTim Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones CBE; Liberal Democrat peer; UK House of Lords AI policy expertabstains and says:The use of live facial recognition in our public spaces is an extraordinary expansion of state power that currently exists in a legal vacuum. We are not Luddites on these Benches; we recognise the utility of technology, but we must ensure that live f...
more AI Verified source (Mar 9, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (5)Alistair EnserExecutive at Reliance High-Tech writing on facial-recognition policy and video analytics.votes Against and says:I have grave concerns that banning technology until it is legislated will choke innovation, it will drive genuine use cases away, and as technology is always developing, are we not in danger of ‘tomorrow never comes’ when it comes to legislation keep...
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