UK Home Secretary invokes Bentham's Panopticon in vision for AI surveillance
nitarshan · x · 2026-10-13
Citing a paper, Brad Carson highlights the most unsettling quote: UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told Tony Blair that her ultimate vision for the criminal justice system is to use AI and technology to achieve what Bentham's Panopticon attempted — "the eyes of the state can be on you at all times."
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