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The Global Struggle Over AI Surveillance

In the context of global democratic backsliding, unregulated AI surveillance threatens to widen gaps in the rule of law and tilt the playing field toward illiberal governments in settings where checks and balances are already weakened.

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By Steve Feldstein
Published on Jun 7, 2022

National Endowment for Democracy

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Steve Feldstein
Steve Feldstein

Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

Steve Feldstein is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program. His research focuses on technology, national security, the global context for democracy, and U.S. foreign policy.

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