I am definitely afraid of mass data collection and drones, both for warfare and law enforcement. They lower the cost of coercing and if need be killing, both em

I am definitely afraid of mass data collection and drones, both for warfare and law enforcement. They lower the cost of coercing and if need be killing, both emotionally and financially. AI will lower this cost further, and enable fewer and fewer powerful people to threaten or control the rest. The Chinese government has so far turned much of its technology inward toward the control of its own people, who seem either OK with it or unable to resist. Perhaps they are just early adopters, and one by one all governments will follow their example, first trusting their own judgment more than the will of their constituents, and then using technology to keep it that way. We may not need a world war 3, or even an external adversary to lose this race. How about we spend more time on defensive technologies for individuals and laws protecting their use?