Artificial intelligence is transforming surveillance and security in China, with a massive IA-controlled system replacing tasks of human police officers and managing data from command centers. IA-controlled robots could arrest dissidents. At all levels, IA is integrated into the country’s security system, and the Chinese Communist Party seeks to reduce human involvement.
The Trump administration accelerated deportations using data analytics, facial recognition, and artificial intelligence. The Department of Homeland Security reported nearly 200 uses of AI in ICE, including facial recognition and autonomous surveillance towers. Social media is also monitored to revoke visas.
The Luddites feared the social and economic impacts of technology and who controlled it. Today, with artificial intelligence, we must remember the Luddites: rejecting that corporations unilaterally decide the technological course, prioritizing the impact on workers, social cohesion, and democracy. Journalists, academics, lawmakers, and educators must question the corporate narrative about the inevitability of innovation, focusing on human agency and who benefits and who pays the price in the development of artificial intelligence.
The testimony highlights the need to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in financial services to protect consumers from risks such as discrimination and lack of access to economic opportunities. Despite its advantages, implementation must be careful and ethical, with safeguards that ensure regulatory compliance and protect marginalized populations. It advocates for responsible and ethical use of AI in financial regulation to avoid widening the wealth gap.
During the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Brookings experts highlight key topics, including the U.S. leadership crisis, Trump’s ban on Palestinian leadership at the UNGA, and agile global governance of AI. Emphasis is placed on defending human rights, labor mobility, and climate change without involving the world’s largest economy.
