>> For example, it's possible to research AI at universities. No one is going to pressure you into making target-acquisition image recognition or person-of-inte

>> For example, it's possible to research AI at universities. No one is going to pressure you into making target-acquisition image recognition or person-of-interest mass-surveillance tech at a university You might want to look into the vast amount of military tech that was developed at research universities, often indirectly driven via availability of grants. Academia isn't really a safe haven here.