The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, on July 6, 2023. Aly Song/Reuters
Commentary
Having governments spy on citizens is a great way to reduce crime! Consider how many more criminals would have been caught over the past century if only police had been able to listen in on citizens’ telephone conversations. How many violent terrorist plots, mass shootings, and child kidnappings would have been prevented in recent decades if only the government could have monitored all of our emails, texts, and cellphones?
