Personal Superintelligence vs. the Panopticon Effect
MoonL88537 · x · 2026-07-19
The author rebuts the idea that everyone having a personal superintelligence will lead to round-the-clock mass surveillance. They argue that ubiquitous surveillance (the Panopticon) is inevitable regardless of whether we define these systems as superintelligent. Under this trend, a personal superintelligence could actually serve as a mitigating and defensive tool, helping individuals protect their legal rights and perform data obfuscation.
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