Leading scholars and experts have warned about the increasing threat of surveillance to our autonomy and democracy. Relentless data collection has increased the likelihood of sensitive information being misused, eroding public trust, and putting the most vulnerable users at risk. Across the United States, surveillance is being used to restrict reproductive rights and enforce abortion bans. Facial recognition technology is used at airports around the world to enforce restrictions, often against individuals from marginalized and targeted groups.
Resurgence in cyberattacks, and global rise of authoritarianism has renewed concerns about privacy and highlighted the urgent need for increased user protection from surveillance technologies. There is a growing number of documentaries and films advocating for greater transparency and accountability for these invasive technologies.
For our monthly AI Expert webinar on Thursday, April 24 at 11a ET, we invited Nidhi Sinha to discuss her current project, "Under Surveillance", a documentary about surveillance in San Francisco Bay Area. Here is a recording of our conversation with Nidhi on the pervasiveness of surveillance in our everyday lives and the role of films in taking back power from those who surveil us.
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